Advent Devotionals

A Devine Holy Calm

Jesus was not just a peace bringer, but also a peace giver.

Perfect Peace

The shalom, shalom of God is deeper than the anxieties or worries we have.

Check Your Nativity

Check your nativity scene! Make sure Jesus is there.

Worthy Busyness

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the worthy busyness this time of year.

The Prince of Peace

Ask God to overwhelm our hearts with a sense of the radical peace of Christ.

Redefining Joy

What does it mean to you to redefine joy?

Choosing Joy

If Jesus is in your life, then JOY is inherently present.

Finding Our Joy

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”

Joyful Awe

This advent season practice being filled with awe and wonder. Practice being filled with joy.

Joy in Trials

This Joy can’t be taken away by the world and the trials we encounter.

Promises

Perhaps they are watching you and your faithfulness from afar, believing in the promises to come.

Faith For Those Who Doubt

God is not the least bit surprised by our doubt. Not only that, He’s already responded to it.

Pass the Bread

When I think of the word faith, the passage I immediately think of is the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.

No Doubt About It

For some, doubt is a hurdle to overcome, while others would say it’s essential for life and should never be discouraged.

Walk by Faith

When Jesus walked this life, he walked this uneven terrain just like we do.

When I Had Lost All Hope

I find the word “hope” to be a ubiquitous and lusterless word at Advent. Not the opening line you were expecting, I assume.

Put Your Hope in Jesus

I used to think that hope meant I could never worry or question anything going on in my life.

We Need Hope

Hope is present, yet we need Hope. That is where we find ourselves living in advent. We live our lives in smaller tensions inside this larger tension that trains us for endurance.

The Blessed Hope

As surely as Christmas is coming, so is Jesus. This is what advent teaches us: to prepare, to watch, to welcome, to look for that Blessed Hope who is here, but still due to arrive.

Adventually

We live in a world of microwaves and instant pots. But often times life equals waiting. And that’s what Advent is all about.