Walking in Darkness by Andrew Riley

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. Isaiah 9:2 I have been to many Christmas Eve services, and I always love the time when the lights go out, candles are lit across the sanctuary, and a capella voices sing “Silent Night.” As peaceful and inspiring as these memories are, the context of […]
The Prince of Peace by Linda Armstrong

And he will be their peace. Micah 5:5 Once my brother and I knew our letters and numbers, my mother would label the presents under the tree with a code so that we would not be able to tell which package would be for whom. One year, for instance, I remember it was a numeral […]
Hidden Mangers by Steve Hemphill

This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. Luke 2:12 The Adventure of Advent is nearly over! Probably everyone reading this devotional has a childhood experience where you participated in a nativity play or scene. If you were a girl, the only real […]
Loving Others by Gary Smith

Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us; that we may be saved. Psalm 80:7 NIV Two more sleeps! Just two more sleeps! John 3:16 tells us God loves the world so much he gave to it his only Son. That is a lot of love. He did not just give his Son […]
The Truth of the Matter by John Dowling

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him […]
The Truth of the Matter by John Dowling

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him […]