What Does It Mean? (Christmas Advent Series, Intro.)
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The world comes into focus as we discover Christmas. Each year God peels back a layer, rich with newly appreciated memories and formative…
A Prayer for Patience While You Wait on the Lord
Patience is the capacity for us to tolerate delay, trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset.
10 Ways Jesus Showed Us How to “Rejoice Always” (Even in the Trials)
Joy is more than giddy happiness.
The Bucket. (#jammed daily devo, day 364)
December #jammed: Free Grace. Day 364: Empty Buckets “The Lord is near.” Philippians 4:5 “What if I never actually surf,” I joked, “It’s a possibility!” Monday morning Bible…
The Child Among His Children (#jammed daily devo, day 362)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 362: His arrival. Suddenly a messenger of the Lord stood in front of them, and the darkness was replaced by a glorious light—the…
Why Christmas is Even Better than You Think
Christmas can make us feel like we’re crazy. We abide in an ever-increasing “PC” society that refuses to give the holiday’s namesake it’s greeting. Commercialism threatens to cheapen the man that raised people from the dead and healed them miraculously. Disheartenment can drown out our holiday cheer, leaving us to feel like the kid in Home Alone …”is this a joke?”
The Wreath (#jammed daily devo, day 359)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 359, Merry Christmas! “ And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.” Luke 2:6 Merry Christmas, readers!…
The Christmas Bird (#jammed daily devo, day 358)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 358: Keepsakes. “We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2 There is a little…
The Presents (#jammed daily devo, day 355)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 355: Christmas presents …and limits. “Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11b “He…
Lost Your Christmas Spirit? 10 Easy Ways to Get it Back
It’s not hard to lose our zeal for Christ and Christmas alongside the commercialism that capitalizes off the holiday season. In the busyness of the season, it’s possible for the Creator of Time to stretch our minutes to spend a moment with Him. Often, we run through life, especially around the holidays, convinced we don’t have time to sit in silence with Him. Our neglect to carve space to be with Him frays our minutes.
