December 1: Jeremiah 33.14-16 Garry Hesser When asked what he would do if he knew the world was ending, Martin Luther said “I would plant a tree.” Jeremiah declares that Jerusalem will be conquered by the Babylonians. But then he purchases land because he also hears God promising that “I will bring them back to more »
November 30: Isaiah 9.6-7 Arlene Jorgensen Hillestad Our first beloved hound that Jay and I had was a dog named Boomer. We rescued him outside of Washington, D.C. We loved this hound like family, and we counted up about 30 different names for this beloved little friend—Nebbie, Lolly, Boomster, Nebbie Love, etc. The names were more »
November 29: Luke 1.30-35 Sandy Morgan As humans we know that great joys are sometimes preceded by troubles, questions, and uncertainties. Such was the situation for Mary when she was visited by the angel and told that she had found favor with God and would give birth to more »
The season of Advent, which is the beginning of the new church year, encourages us to live in anticipation of the celebration of the Christ child on Christmas, as well as in anticipation of the end times heralded by Christ’s coming again. Advent is one of the richest seasons of the Church year, literally a more »
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