Christmas is such a funny time, really. For the span of a month, there are unique experiences that completely hijack schedules, radios, and household decor. This holiday is drawn out over five weeks and is the only holiday to have its own “season.” This particular holiday also seems to cause memories that generate a myriad […]
DAY NINE: CHASING JOY Today…I will chase after JOY. Maybe that sounds like my theology is bad. Maybe that sounds like I’ve got my priorities mixed up. But my JOY is my JESUS. They can’t be separated. Psalms 16:22 tells us it is in HIS PRESENCE there is JOY. AMEN! Because there is nothing that […]
DAY 5: LISTEN The sounds of Christmas give us so much to be thankful for, a reminder of His provision, a sacred echo of His grace. Last week we focused on “Come, Let us adore Him” which, hopefully, began to prepare our hearts for this Christmas season. This week, we come […]
DAY FOUR: COME JUST AS YOU ARE We’ve reflected over the last week about what it means to come…Come, let us adore Him. Our study guide on day one taught us that “erchomai,” the Greek word for “come,” is better translated, “to begin something new.” People may feel December winds down the […]
DAY THREE: IN THE DARK STREETS SHINETH The song, “Light of the World,” by Lauren Daigle starts out with these lyrics, The world waits for a miracle The heart longs for a little bit of hope Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel A child prays for peace on Earth And she’s calling out from […]
DAY TWO: THE GOOD PORTION There’s a piece of cheesecake in our fridge I’ve been waiting to eat until just the right moment – a time when I NEED it – a time when the overwhelm gauge is dipping more toward “possible insanity” than “cool, calm, and collected.” I’ll wait until a time […]
The holidays are upon us. Today is the 2nd biggest shopping day of the year, with over 100 million people braving the stores, so today’s message may be just what we need to kick off the celebrations in an intentionally joyful mindset! For many of us, we are hoping to push through the […]