Peace
By Leonora Newell Jeremiah 29:4-14 During the Advent season, parents are always trying to balance the attention between the gifts and the desire to instill in their children the true…
Peace
By Edie Dutton Philippians 4:4-7 Philippians 4:4-7 – Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness by evident to all. The Lord is near.…
Peace
By Garrett Vickrey Colossians 1:13 Terrible things have happened throughout history in December. Enron collapsed a decade ago, shedding light on corruption on Wall Street. Bernie Madoff was arrested—same story.…
Hope
By Glen Schmucker Psalm 62:1-2, 5-7 One year, during Advent, Nancy was digging through some digging and came across a little box my father passed along to me after my…
Hope
By Ellen Di Giosia Romans 8:18-25 Hope is a fickle thing. It seemed easy enough as a child – hope for good grades, hope for a new bike on my…
Hope
By Cameron Vickrey Isaiah 40:31 I am reading a novel right now set in the 1960s (Ken Follett, Edge of Eternity). What a volatile time to live! Life was unsure;…
Hope
By George Cowden Jeremiah 29:11-13 I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future…
Hope
By Randy Blanton Psalm 63:1-8 There is much to be said for hope. Consider the seeker of Psalm 63:1-8. The sacred Scripture recorded the Psalmist’s intense desire for God in…
Hope
By Bridgette Langford Isaiah 7:14 When I was 13 years old I was worried about being accepted by my peers. Mary, the mother of Jesus, had other priorities. We know…
Hope
By Garrett Vickrey Colossians 1:3‐6 It was dark and freezing. And I was covered in tree sap. There we were on the front lawn of the church keeping watch over…