Express Love and Gratitude
By Gina Garrison Luke 1:46-48 Mary was bursting with delight! She was to be the mother of the Messiah! Her song of gratitude, humility, and praise overflowed in this passage…
By Gina Garrison Luke 1:46-48 Mary was bursting with delight! She was to be the mother of the Messiah! Her song of gratitude, humility, and praise overflowed in this passage…
By Garrett Vickrey Isaiah 9:2-3 Nobody does joy like a toddler. And right now nothing makes my (almost) 2 year-old daughter, Zetta, happier than hippos. There is no place that…
By Paul Goodman Luke 2:11-14 In the darkness, an angel of God appeared to shepherds. They were terrified, but the angel told them not to be afraid and that a…
By Lance Mayes Matthew 6:33 (NRSV) But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. It is…
By Mary Ellen Goree Isaiah 43:1-3 (Good News translation) Israel, the LORD who created you says, “Do not be afraid—I will save you. I have called you by name—you are…
By Becky Upchurch John 14:27 For the last 30 years, my husband, Alan, and I have been driving back and forth to the family ranch in Leakey. Leakey is about…
By Scott Blair Isaiah 11:6-9 I can remember a trip to the library one day in first grade. The librarian had planned a lesson about art and interpretation and that…
By Karen Calhoun Philippians 4:4-7 Twenty-seven people were on the stand-by list at the flight gate when I arrived. I watched them return to the agent, time after time, fretting…
By Garrett Vickrey Isaiah 9:5-7 Shouldn’t that arrow up at the top of this page be facing the other way? Why would it say Return and then have an arrow…
By Randy Edwards Romans 8:18-25 The passage we have just read encourages us to do something we instinctively do not like to do. Simply stated, we vehemently do not want…