“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...

There is so much to lament in our world today – a global pandemic, economic downturn, social/political/racial tensions. We face our own humanity and mortality on a daily basis. We know of people with serious health...

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.Matthew 10:42

Refreshing.

For a hike in the mountains, we...

God hears the cries of children. When Jesus said, “Let the children come to me,” (Matthew 19:14) he was speaking for God, who desires all of us, no matter how small, to go to him when we are sinking, in trouble, in...