Advent

Amen is far from a social cue at the end of prayer. It’s a declaration of trust.

Celebration is an overflow of freedom.

SCRIPTURE Luke 2:19-20 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. THOUGHTS Imagine … Continued

Stop living for the next highlight. God lives in the ordinary.

SCRIPTURE Matthew 1:1-17 This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and … Continued

Advent fills one of our deepest longings – to be fully known and fully loved.

Advent says heaven is a reality right now.

Advent exposes fear for what it is….nothing. Fear is “not,” nada.

SCRIPTURE Hebrews 6:11-20 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the … Continued

Nothing is more offensive power and privilege than a helpless baby.