During Advent, with the study of Matthew 1-2 in our “Family Tree” series and devotional, we as a church began a year-long study of the Gospel according to Matthew. This...
Read Matthew 2:13-23 Years ago, on a night in early December, my first husband died in a car accident. Shock and grief cast a shadow over Christmas. Among the many cards and...
Read Matthew 2:1-12 Growing up, I would hear lots of messages about how our God is a God of every nation, and it was an easy message to take for granted. God...
Sunday After Christmas: Messiah, Magi & the Nations Just a few days ago we celebrated the coming of the promised Savior, Jesus! But the family tree continues to grow, and this week’s focus...
Week 4 Family Talk: Mary Hi! Hey! Hello! Hola! How’s it going? What’s up? There are a lot of different ways to greet someone when you first meet them, but most of the time...
Read John 19:25-27 Our Lord, the Lamb of God who was born to die, bore our sin to free us to live in love, truth and obedience. This freedom contradicts all other...
Read Matthew 1:18-25 Did you have specific plans that you found thwarted this past year? I think most of us found ourselves in that situation, specifically because of the pandemic. Like me,...
Read Luke 1:45-56 Mary’s song—also called the Magnificat—is one of three hymns recorded in Luke 1-2 that declare the covenant faithfulness of God. Zechariah prophesies about God’s salvation after John the Baptist...
Read Luke 1:26-38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled” (Luke 1:38). Ireneaus, one of the most significant theologians from the second century after Christ,...
Read Matthew 1:1-17 My dad would have been 58 this year. I was reminded of this by my Swedish grandmother, Mor Mor. Not that I needed the reminder, but I did enjoy...