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 […]
Advent Devotional by Carroll Makemson
2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Each of you must give as you made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7, NRSV) Child. Mean cat. Santa Claus. Small mall. That’s the crux of this story about giving. One Christmas morning our four-year-old granddaughter came bouncing into the […]
Advent Devotional by Sanford Beckett
Luke 3:1-18 The people were waiting expectantly . . . Luke 3:15a NIV People were going to the desert to hear John’s message about repentance. They had an expectancy of the coming of the One who would bring them peace. They had been waiting for a long time. Often (probably too often) I will go […]