Advent Devotional by Alena Vaughn
Luke 3:7-18 Then John answered, “Whoever has two shirts must share with the one who has none, and whoever has food must do the same.” (Luke 3:11) Each year on Christmas Eve my family gathers around the tree. The room is dark other than the twinkling of the Christmas lights. Everyone holds a glass of […]
Advent Devotional by Laura Rodgers
Philippians 4:4-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” – Philippians 4:6 Anxiety. I’m feeling it. My kids are too. These are uncertain times with a lot of events going on that we haven’t lived through before. The theme for this […]
Advent Devotional by Katie Jo Wheeler
Isaiah 12:2-6 “[Jesus,] the well of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:3) What we wouldn’t have given for a well in 2018! Only a year after catastrophic statewide flooding, northern Missouri was facing extreme drought–much like other parts of Missouri are facing today, except northern Missouri lacks the groundwater resources found elsewhere in our state. During the 2018 […]
Advent Devotional by Kristin Wooldridge
Zephaniah 3:14-20 “At that time I will gather you; all that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the Lord. (Zephaniah 3:20) Zephaniah is a fascinating book to research and I highly […]
Advent Devotional by Karen Trischler
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. (Psalm 72:6) Rain. The pitter patter of gentle falling rain is so soothing a sound that it can lull its hearer into a reverie of peace. While the torrent of a monsoon or a […]
Advent Devotional by Charles Smith
Matthew 3:1-12 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruit worthy of repentance. ….Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. […]