2021 Advent Devotions Luke 2:1-20 | December 25, 2021 The Meaning of Christmas for Me by Ed Pruden Merry Christmas! The magic never fades! This is my 71st Christmas. I have memories of the previous 69! My earliest Christmas memory is as a two-year-old, sitting in a...
2021 Advent Devotions Philippians 2:5-11 | December 24, 2021 The Form of a Servant by Rob & Bettina Sandford “Have this mind among yourselves, which you have in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form of God did not count equality with God a thing to be...
2021 Advent Devotions Luke 1:46-55 | December 23, 2021 Magnificat by Ron Crawford Illiterate commoners shouted, “Magnificat, Magnificat;” thus encouraging the priest to read aloud what we know as Luke 1:46-55, The Song of Mary. This text was a favorite of peasants in...
2021 Advent Devotions Psalm 113 | December 22, 2021 Continuous Praise by Shawn Ryan My great aunt, Sister Mary Michael Ryan, OSU, passed away in 1997 at one of her order’s convents and schools in Wilmington, Delaware. My father and I took the road trip to the memorial...
2021 Advent Devotions Colossians 1:15-20 | December 21, 2021 The Fullness of God by Judy Morris The incarnation of God is beyond our complete understanding. Sometimes when we see a son or daughter who looks like a parent or grandparent, we might say he or she is the...
2021 Advent Devotions Psalm 80:1-3, 14-19 | December 20, 2021 A Sorrowful Prayer by Emily Tuck Psalm 80 begins by addressing God as the shepherd of Israel. It reminds us of our beloved Psalm 23 that affirms that the Lord is our shepherd. We are comfortable with this...
