“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
Shameless disclaimer: While this post contains my own words and thoughts, the inspiration for it came directly from the pulpit of my own church the first Sunday in Advent, in a sermon titled “Come, Lord, Save Us From God!” (See? This is why all Christians—young and old—absolutely need to go… Read More »Jesus Saved You From Sin, Death, Hell—And God
*He knows when you’ve been sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness’ sake!* What’s the difference between God and Santa (besides the fact that one’s real and the other fantasy). Technically, they each have their own version of… Read More »The Difference Between God and Santa? Amazing Grace.
Our 12 Reasons to Rejoice Advent devotion has wrapped up, so it’s time to have a little fun. Enjoy this twist on the traditional 12 days of Christmas, given from the perspective of the true love. DECEMBER 25 My Dearest Beloved, Merry Christmas! It pains me to not be near… Read More »The 12 Days of Christmas According to the True Love
Day 12 of 12 Reasons to Rejoice: Advent Devotions One of the best movies I watched this past year was about a young man who was coerced into working as the getaway driver for a crime boss. As you can imagine, there were some pretty intense high-speed chase scenes. When… Read More »Jesus Is In Control Right Now: You Are Not Alone!
Day 5 of 12 Reasons to Rejoice: Advent Devotions On Day 3, we talked about the significance of Jesus becoming a real human. Now take a moment to consider how Jesus knows exactly what it’s like to be human. Childbirth is very gritty. I speak from experience; it’s not pretty at… Read More »Jesus Knows Exactly What it’s Like to be Human
Day 3 of 12 Reasons to Rejoice: Advent Devotions On Day 2, we recognized that Jesus is indisputably God. But he was also a man, a flesh and blood human like one of us: For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in… Read More »Jesus Became One of Us!
Day 2 of 12 Reasons to Rejoice: Advent Devotions Few religions in the world deny that Jesus was truly human, but even fewer believe that Jesus is the One True God. Our limited human minds struggle to grasp that a man could be God and that God would ever humble… Read More »More Than A Man: Jesus is the One True God
Day 1 of 12 Reasons to Rejoice: Advent Devotions You learned it as a child in Sunday school: “Jesus loves me, this I know…” It was probably pretty easy to blindly believe it then. But now that you’re older, do you ever doubt God’s love for you is as genuine… Read More »Never Doubt God’s Love for You