CALL TO WORSHIP Today we light the second candle of the Advent season which is the candle of peace. John 1:14 declares “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling…
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When I taught teenage girls small group a few years back, I asked them to imagine getting the news that Mary received when she was visited by the angel. For…
Utter the word “expectations” and my soul withers just a bit. The words that rush to my mind are words like shame, guilt, disappointment, failure. Ugh. I’m clearly not the…
O Holy Night is not only one of the most beloved Christmas hymns of all time, it also has one of the most interesting histories of any hymn in Christian history. In…
Joy is a word that is often meant to convey the idea of happiness, but joy is so much more than happiness. Ultimate joy is an unwavering delight in something…
