"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.” Malachi 4:6 When you think about it, the Christmas story is the story of not just one miraculous …
Come, God with Us
Last Sunday at church, we were singing one of my favorite Christmas songs, “O Come Emmanuel.” That hymn isn’t like “Jingle Bells,” or even “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” It’s written in minor chords; …
Shepherds
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. –Luke 2:8 As someone who’s ADD, I cannot for the life of me imagine a worse vocation than …
Two Different Responses
When we look at Luke 1, we see two different people. Zechariah and Mary. Two different visitations. Two very different responses. So much to teach us about responding to God’s Word and His work in our …
A Cause for Celebration
As we enter into the Christmas season and the end to another semester at Grace Community, I stand in awe of God’s work through our school family. As Grace’s Alumni Director, I’m constantly immersed in …
The Candle of Hope
My children are older now, but I was reflecting on Christmas past, when they were little. Two memories, in particular, haunt me in vivid detail. The first was when one of them wanted a Butterscotch …