A Christmas Memory: The Cuckoo Clock by Linda Greason
Romans 13:11-14 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Romans 13:11-12 As a child, the cuckoo clock in our living room was more than […]
A Place in the House of the Lord by Andrew Riley
Psalm 122 “I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Psalm 122:1 It may surprise some of you to hear that I was quite a rambunctious kid. I did actually like going to church, but, for many of us, it was common to hear adults nagging […]
Silent Night by Adam Fuller
Isaiah 2:1-5 He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the […]
Silent Night by Adam Fuller
Isaiah 2:1-5 He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the […]
… a thrilling and hopeful life…kinda like Advent on steroids! by Steve Hemphill
Roman 8:18-25 When Paul wrote this letter to Rome, he knew my needs today. I am writing these thoughts while 8,000+ miles from home but, my heart is back in Liberty. I’ve just learned my dear friend from college (and ever since) was defeated in her fight against cancer. Paul told the believers in Rome […]
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. (Isaiah 9:2a ) by Jason Edwards
Isaiah 9:2–7 In 2007, before I came to serve at Second Baptist, Christy and I lived and worked at the Upland Holistic Development Project in northern Thailand, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship ministry among hill tribe refugees. Years later, it was my joy to introduce several of you to that work and to the friends we […]