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What Does It Mean That God Is Love?

What Does It Mean That God Is Love?

In a world filled with endless distractions and competing desires, understanding what it truly means that "God is love" can feel overwhelming. Yet this fundamental truth about God's character offers us the most profound hope and direction for our lives.

Looking to the Manger

Looking to the Manger

As we go about our days, let us return frequently to the manger, remembering that God is still with us today, waiting to be born and reborn in our lives anew.

Love Comes in the Waiting: An Advent Reflection on Love

Love Comes in the Waiting: An Advent Reflection on Love

An Advent devotional filled with love.

Joyfully Prophetic

Joyfully Prophetic

Can we find joy not despite our waiting but through it? The text suggests that authentic spiritual joy might be found precisely in those moments when we engage with the tension between present reality and future hope, between what is and what will be.

Living with Holy Imagination: Preparing for Christ's Return

Living with Holy Imagination: Preparing for Christ's Return

Mary's song paints a beautiful picture of a God whose deep love actively heals and restores our broken world, serving as a living invitation to join in this ongoing work of transformation.

A Light That Waits

A Light That Waits

An Advent devotional filled with hope.

Rediscovering Advent's Gift of Hope

Rediscovering Advent's Gift of Hope

In our rushed culture that demands constant productivity and acquisition, Advent calls us to be still, to create space for what matters most.

Looking to the Manger

Looking to the Manger

As we go about our days, let us return frequently to the manger, remembering that God is still with us today, waiting to be born and reborn in our lives anew.

Finding Peace in Mary's Magnificat

Finding Peace in Mary's Magnificat

Mary's song paints a beautiful picture of a God whose deep love actively heals and restores our broken world, serving as a living invitation to join in this ongoing work of transformation.

Reclaiming the Joy of Advent

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Reclaiming the Joy of Advent

Can we find joy not despite our waiting but through it? The text suggests that authentic spiritual joy might be found precisely in those moments when we engage with the tension between present reality and future hope, between what is and what will be.

Love Comes in the Waiting: An Advent Reflection on Love

Love Comes in the Waiting: An Advent Reflection on Love

An Advent devotional filled with love.

Three Advent Poems

Three Advent Poems

Let me share with you today three Advent poems – a haiku, a limerick, and some free verse. First, a haiku: Silent airport gate Time stretches like winter nights Dawn breaks, hope takes flight Next, a limerick: A priest in the temple did wait, While angels determined his fate. Nine months

Seeing God's Love in the Waiting

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Seeing God's Love in the Waiting

In our own seasons of waiting – whether for healing, direction, or answered prayer – we're invited to trust that God's love is at work, even when we can't see the evidence.

A Light That Waits: An Advent Reflection on Hope

A Light That Waits: An Advent Reflection on Hope

An Advent devotional filled with hope.

Rediscovering Advent's Gift of Hope

Rediscovering Advent's Gift of Hope

In our rushed culture that demands constant productivity and acquisition, Advent calls us to be still, to create space for what matters most.

While We Wait

A Poetic Reflection on Hope

Is David a Viable Example of Christian Leadership for Today?

Is David a Viable Example of Christian Leadership for Today?

David's story gives us hope that God works with imperfect people. But let me share why I don't think we can use David's story to excuse or look past leadership failures today, and how Scripture provides a much greater picture of Christlike leadership shaped in the image of Christ.