Naaman's Lesson: Finding Healing and Redemption in Christ
The story of Naaman, as recounted in the Holy Scripture, is transformative and echoes the timeless message of healing and redemption. I...
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Crying Out to God in Our Darkest Hour: Lessons from Jonah
As we journey through life, there are times when we find ourselves facing despair and suffering.
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ADVENT DAY 25: Dec. 25 – 12 Days of Christmas to Epiphany
Devotional After Christmas, the church calendar enters twelve days of Epiphany – from Dec. 26 to Jan. 6. The dictionary defines an...
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ADVENT DAY 24: Dec. 24 – Jesus, Our Savior God
Devotional If you are a parent, you no doubt have had times when you wished you could read your child’s mind – to know what they were...
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ADVENT DAY 22: Dec. 22 – Isaiah, the Messianic Prophet
Devotional The story of Jesus saturates the Bible narrative and prophecies of His first Advent are found throughout the Old Testament....
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ADVENT DAY 21: Dec. 21 – John, a Voice Crying in the Wilderness
Devotional Why include John the Baptist in the characters of Christmas? Think back to the beginning of the Christmas story in Luke – it...
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ADVENT DAY 20: Dec. 20 – Who Trained the Wise Men?
Devotional Before we leave this story of the Wise Men, the horror in Bethlehem and the escape to Egypt, I have one question for you – how...
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ADVENT DAY 19: Dec. 19 – Angel Gabriel, God’s Protection
Devotional Gabriel, the angel sent by God to be His messenger and coordinator of all His plans, had one more task to complete the...
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ADVENT DAY 18: Dec. 18 – Men Wise Beyond Their Years and Culture
Devotional The story of the Star of Bethlehem appears only in the Book of Matthew. The Gospel tells us that a bright star appeared in the...
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ADVENT DAY 17: Dec. 17 – King Herod, the Monster of Christmas
Devotional Every story needs a villain, and the Master storyteller doesn’t hold back in the Christmas story. This one has one doozy of a...
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ADVENT DAY 16: Dec. 16 – Anna, the Faithful Widow
Devotional Soon after Simeon appears in the Temple to meet Jesus, we are told of an enigmatic prophetess named Anna (Greek form of...
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ADVENT DAY 15: Dec. 15 – Simeon, the Elder
Devotional Unlike most popular versions of the Nativity story, Luke’s doesn’t end at the manger, and the three Magi do not appear....
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ADVENT DAY 14: Dec. 14 – Luke, the Doctor of Details
Devotional Every year on Christmas Eve my father would grab the family Bible, open it to the Gospel of Luke, and read the Christmas story...
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ADVENT DAY 13: Dec. 13 – Christmas Prophecies Come True
Devotional Prophecy is an indispensable part of the Nativity story – with good reason. God has always spoken and acted in real history,...
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ADVENT DAY 12: Dec. 12 – Shepherds, Humble Evangelists
Devotional Stop for a minute and think – you have great news, the best news ever. Who do you want to tell? Who do you go to first? I...
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ADVENT DAY 11: Dec. 11 – Angels, God’s Announcers
Devotional Angels serve a variety of roles in Scripture: they advocate, they protect, they make war, they announce, they teach, they...
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ADVENT DAY 10: Dec. 10 – Manger Animals, the First Witnesses
Devotional In his book, An Angel’s Story, Max Lucado sets the scene for the animals. “I’ve heated the water!” ”No need to yell, Joseph. I...
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ADVENT DAY 9: Dec. 9 – Innkeeper, the Unlikely Host
Devotional In his book, An Angel’s Story, Max Lucado imagines the scene at the Inn in Bethany when Mary and Joseph arrive. “But don’t you...
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ADVENT DAY 8: Dec. 8 – Caesar Augustus, the Arrogant Ruler
Devotional The prophet Micah prophesied 700 years before the birth of Christ that he would be born in Bethlehem. Have you ever thought...
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ADVENT DAY 7: Dec. 7 – Joseph, the Earthly Father of Jesus
Devotional To understand Joseph’s perspective of the Christmas narrative, we need to understand the customs surrounding...
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