“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” —Isaiah 9:2 (NIV)

During the long, dark evenings of winter, the devotional practice of Advent...

From the moment Adam and Eve fell into sin, God has been planning a path for humanity, a way to joy, ending in restoration, reconciliation, and redemption. God has always had a way of upending sorrow and turning it to...