Advent Devotional by Eric Zahnd
Psalm 80:1-7 Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. (Psalm 80:3, NIV) As a child, I had a serious speech impediment. It was so bad that I was held back a year from starting kindergarten out of justifiable fears that my teachers and classmates would not […]
Advent Devotional by Angie Fuller
Luke 15:11-32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours… was lost and has been found. (Luke15:32) As our family neared the end of each of my husband’s civilian deployments, the kids and I made plans to celebrate his homecoming – tearing links off countdown paper chains, painting “welcome home” […]
Advent Devotional by Michelle Harmon Cook
Isaiah 11:1-9 The whole earth will be brimming with knowing God-Alive, a living knowledge of God ocean deep, ocean wide. (Isaiah 11:9) There are almost ten thousand photos on my cell phone. Ninety percent are archival documents, and they silently speak volumes on how we are called to be a more accurate reflection of […]
Advent Devotional by Kristin Wooldridge
Hebrews 13:3-17 The key verses of 18-21 (The Message) are woven into the devotional. The Apostle Paul pleaded in verses 18-21 of Hebrews a prayer that has been unknowingly on many hearts and lips since March 2020. Pray for us. We have no doubts about what we are doing or why, But it’s […]
Advent Devotional by Roxann Brenton
Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! ……For the Lord will remove his hand of judgement and will disperse the armies of your enemy. And the Lord himself, will live among you! At last your troubles will be […]
Advent Devotional by Lisa Shoemaker
Luke 1: 57-66 (NIV) Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” (Luke 1: 62, 63) When our daughter Regan and her husband J.R. were expecting their second […]