God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others, mindful that our steps make an impact and our words carry power. May we walk gently. May we speak only after we have listened...

Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful...

The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20 I’ve been eager for the season of Advent.  It’s one of my favorite times of the year, particularly in the Church...

A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.  Isaiah 40:3 We had been ready for years.  Finally, in 2005, we received word that our adoption from Korea was...

You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all; and you show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on...

All Praise and Blessing to Our God All praise and blessing to our God, Who hath His table spread, And offers us His flesh and blood, A living heavenly bread! On this, O Lord, we fain would feed; Have mercy now, we pray O help us...

Look at what is before your eyes. If you are confident that you belong to Christ, remind yourself of this, that just as you belong to Christ, so also do we. 2 Corinthians 10:7 (NRSV) Lately I’ve been paying attention to little things...

I Have Called You By Name But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 (NRSV) As I look back on my...

There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 When speaking of the weather, we Midwesterners are fond of saying we like the changing seasons. But we also experience other seasons, life...

Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts,...