Advent is a season of preparation. Use this devotional reading to prepare your heart for the celebration of Christ’s birth. Advent, from the Latin advenio, which means “coming,” is a time that calls us to prepare for the Lord’s coming. It is a season of preparation and joyful expectation… Read More
By coming to earth, Christ made a way for people to have a relationship with God. During this Advent season remember to invite the Lord into your own life. The Festival of the Nativity of Our Lord is the central event in the Christmas cycle. At Christmas, we celebrate… Read More
During Advent, Christians celebrate Christ coming to earth for the first time. But the Bible also promises that Christ will come again. Use this devotional to reflect on Christ’s Second Coming. Christ’s second advent will be a time of redemption and judgment. In the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke),… Read More
Christ’s coming is cause for celebration. During the Advent season, use this devotional as a reminder to give thanks for the gift of Christ. Two Mothers, Hannah and Mary, Offer Praise for God’s Gift of a Son Psalm 113 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Luke 1:46-56 Zechariah, Father of John the… Read More
Sometimes Christianity can seem complicated by doctrines. So in this book Wright gets down to the basics by exploring why Christianity makes sense in belief and practice. N. T. Wright (HarperSanFrancisco, 2006) In Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, N. T. Wright author of such well-known (and colossal) volumes… Read More
Dig deeper. That’s the conclusion McKibben draws from studying the book of Job. McKibben challenges readers to apply this concept of looking beyond conventional wisdom to their own lives, specifically on the topic of climate change. Bill McKibben, The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job and the Scale of Creation (Cowley… Read More
From children’s poems to Moliere translations, this collection contains over 60 years worth of work by Wilbur, a World War II veteran and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author. Richard Wilbur (Orlando: Harcourt, 2004) During World War II, Richard Wilbur served at the European battlefields of Cassino and Anzio, and… Read More
The Queen of Sheba was a wealthy woman who brought tribute to King Solomon. Sheba was a land southwest of Arabia, or in Africa near the Straits of Babel-mandeb.- The Queen of Sheba was a wealthy woman who played a prominent role in international trade and commerce. Thus… Read More
Moses’ wife was probably Cushite. Read more about her and see where she is mentioned in the Bible. Zipporah Some scholars purport that Moses’ Cushite wife (Numbers 12.1) was probably Zipporah, the Daughter of Jethro, the priest from Midian. Midianites are believed to have descended from Ham through… Read More
