Tuesday, December 8, 2020 by Ross Willan I remember well when my young faith crystallized… leaving the enveloping warmth of the sanctuary and stepping out into the chilled, quiet night; the muffled sound of carols from the church; the glow of the stain glass windows; the smell of fresh pine; thinking of my family inside, …
Month: December 2020
Christmas Came Early This Year
Monday, December 7, 2020 by John Gibson Martha and I have an adult son, Mark, who has been single for over ten years, living by himself. I had prayed off and on for about six of those years that he might find a helpmate. Then I started to pray consistently for the past four years, …
Inner Beauty
Sunday, December 6, 2020 by Betty Anderson “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment… it should be… the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit….” ~ I Peter 3:3-4 One frosty morning when driving in from the country, I looked in amazement at the weeds along side the road. They had been magically …
Fear Not!
Saturday, December 5, 2020 by Jeff Hatcher “And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.’” ~ Luke 2:10 The world is a scary place, so many dangers, decisions, and fears. Everyday we face the world not knowing what today will …
God Is Like . . .
Friday December 4, 2020 by Roy Perry “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.” ~ Mark 10:14b A fifth-grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could …
Joy In the Little Things
Thursday, December 3, 2020 by Esther Wakefield I think there is a poem, I’m not sure who wrote it, that goes something like, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Those words made me think about all the ways I love Jesus, the Son of our living God. He took our sins …
My Disappointed Airline Seat-Mate
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 by Ginny Hatcher “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” ~ 1 Peter 4:10 Recently on a return trip from Florida, I sat next to a young man from the South who was traveling with a …
Be Careful How You Pray
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 by Bettie Blair “The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.” ~ Proverbs 15:29 How many times have you heard someone say, “It doesn’t do any good to pray, God doesn’t listen”? I think we are mature enough to know God isn’t going …