Advent & Christmas-tide Seasonal Devotions

Advent: Good News of Great JOY

The season of Advent is by far my favorite time of year. It’s not the arrival of Christmas music, parties or gift exchanges, but the richness that unfolds through the holistic story of God making His way to us in the midst of our sin and darkness that makes this season so special. Advent is a season of preparing for the gift of God’s love story fulfilled and it will never be cliche. Each week…

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Spiritual Formation Waiting

Waiting on a God who never gets weary

READ Isaiah 40 To a God who never tires. My prayer. I am weary and tired. I am worn and weak. Yet you remind me of your greatness and my insignificance. You remind me rest can only be found in you—only by waiting in you Lord. I confess in this time I wonder why you haven’t returned. Why our world isn’t being demolished. You may be broken-hearted, yet you cease to grow weary. The nations are a…

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