Magnificat
By Daniel Zamora Luke 1:46b‐55 Today’s passage is known as the Song of Mary, the “Magnificat,” a spontaneous hymn identified through the centuries as the first canticle recorded in the…
Pain, Hope, Transformation
By Chris Langford Psalm 40:16 Where do we place our hope when others cause us pain? This is a question I often seem to ponder and perhaps one that King…
Be the Light of Joy
By Bridgette Langford Romans 12:9‐12 What does it mean to have Joy? Christ shares with us that in order for us to truly seek Joyfulness, our love must be genuine,…
The Word Moved Into The Neighborhood
By Bob Morrison John 1:14 You just cannot begin John’s first Chapter at verse 14. You have to begin at the beginning… “In the beginning was the Word…” Genesis comes…
Joy in My Heart
By Emily Delgado Psalm 98:4‐9 I have had to sit with this Advent devotion for a long me. As much as I love the Christmas season, I have felt unable…
THE Christmas Story
By Windy Barker Luke 2:8‐10 And there were in the same country, shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And, lo, the angel of the…
Know Joy
By April Smith-Koebel Luke 1:46‐48 Reading Luke’s message I am reminded of the many blessings the Lord has for his children. Blessed to have the love and promises he holds…
We Rejoice Together
By Lance Mayes Joy seems elusive at times; sometimes non-existent for long stretches of me. Such is the case for Israel. These were dark times. No joy. No hope. No…
Wonderful Gift
Gina Garrison Luke 2:11‐14 What a spectacle those shepherds witnessed the night Jesus was born! Picture them out on the hills, minding the flock, perhaps chatting among themselves. Suddenly the…
The Bread of God
By Brad Dutton John 6:33 I have a problem. Actually several problems if you ask my close friends and family. The particular problem I’m thinking about now began 15 years…