ESL at Woodland
By Diana Bridges The world has come to San Antonio and now it’s coming to our church. After months of dreaming and planning, ESL at Woodland is a reality. On…
Love
By Chris Rogers 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Merry Christmas! Or even better yet, Joyous Christmas! And even better still, Loving Christmas! Today’s reading is the Bible’s classic Love Chapter. The classic…
The Source of Love
By Carol Hagler John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, you must love one another. Our culture often describes a favorable impression of…
Behind the Gift
By Randy Edwards 1 Peter 1:8 As children, we gain lot of joy from receiving Christmas gifts. Gifts all wrapped up and placed carefully under the tree. Gifts about which…
Magnificat
By Garrett Vickrey Luke 1:46b-55 Be convicted. We need this song of Mary. We need it before we give another gift. Before we shop for that last gift. Before we…
Joy
By Norm Dugas Psalm 40:1-6 “Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King.” Most of the time, we experience joy for very individual reasons. My…
Grace and Joy
By David Dillingham Romans 12:9-12 How many people have you known who have made poor decisions in a quest for happiness? The joy of Christ extends well beyond the boundaries…
Lookout
By Diana Bridges John 1:14 I’m always a little troubled when I read that someone “doesn’t suffer fools gladly.” Rather than being a sign of enlightenment or sophistication, it strikes…
In the Silence of Night
By Nikki Blair Psalm 98:4-9 in the silence of night, God whispers a Word, delivering our salvation, and shapes the light, revealing all that is right in the silence of…
Great Joy
By Vaughan Ballinger Luke 2:8-10 Today’s scripture is Luke 2:8-10, “an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they are…