Read Revelation 21:3-4 Forever is a hard concept for us. As humans, it’s hard for us to commit to something as simple as a Facebook event, let alone commitments that last a lifetime! We [...]

Read John 14:27 The sky lit up and the sound of a choir filled the night, saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased” [...]

Read Luke 1:31-38 As you pause and slow down after the Christmas season, you might find that your heart is still troubled. You’ve just been operating at 100 miles an hour this time of [...]

Read Luke 1:26-30 After several angelic messages to Mary (“the Lord is with you”) and to Joseph (“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his [...]

Read 2 Samuel 7:16 I have one place of retreat in my home which offers a little peace from a busy house or a hectic day at work. It can be very quiet and [...]

Read Isaiah 9:6-7 Merry Christmas! We hope today is filled with love, laughter, and celebration that the King is born. As the prophet Isaiah anticipated the coming Messiah, he recorded: “For to us a [...]

Imagine sitting in the position of King David. After being promised the royal throne many years ago, after working for the previous king and befriending his son, after years of fighting for the king, [...]

Read Isaiah 61:10 “Joy to the world! The Lord has come!” These are the words from the hymn writer Isaac Watts, whose devotion to the Lord and desire to praise God caused him to [...]

Read Isaiah 62:3-5 My mom saved up money for the entire year to buy my dad a new guitar. It was a surprise; he had no idea it was coming. We were all in [...]

Read Isaiah 64:1-4 His life was a mess. He’d had all the warning signs, the cold shoulders at home, the one- or two-word responses to questions, the lack of eye contact, the kids’ refusal [...]