Advent Devotions
All are invited as we Make Room this Advent season.
Merry Christmas!
Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Milt Warkentien.
Thanks to Ellison and Lainey for doing this reading at Lessons and Carols, as I love to hear this reading from a child.
Christmas is always magical for me, but to get to see a bit of it through the eyes of a child makes it that much more magical.
I hope you enjoy Linus reminding us what Christmas is truly about.
Merry Christmas.
Previously…
Answering the Call
Isaiah’s encounter with God is one of awe, transformation, and calling. Overwhelmed by God’s holiness, Isaiah at first feels unworthy. Yet God responds not with condemnation, but with generosity. A burning coal touches Isaiah’s lips, removing his guilt and preparing...
Called to Serve
This Sunday, we turn our attentions to the ways God calls us to serve the mission we share, enabling God’s vision to be made tangibly real in this world. From a young age, I knew that I was called to use my time, energy, and talents in the restaurant industry. As I matured in my faith I came to understand that calling was God at work in and through me. Then, as I became more and more involved in the work of the church, I could sense that God was calling me ever deeper into ministry. So what’s your call story? How has God been at work through you?
This Displeased Jonah
Today's author is Prince of Peace member, Carol Swanson. stock.adobe God had called Jonah: “Go at once to Nineveh, that great city [the Assyrian capital], and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me” (1:2). But Jonah didn’t want to warn...
Go at once to Nineveh
Today's author is Prince of Peace member, Carol Swanson. From MyJewishLearning.com Once again, we have a tale filled with humor and irony, the memorable Book of Jonah, to teach us some unexpected and surprising lessons. It was written in a time when people were...