The Perfect Gift | 2021 Advent Devotions

The Perfect Gift | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Zephaniah 3:14-20 | December 13, 2021 The Perfect Gift by Scott Leake For years my Sunday School class, the Life Class, has reveled in a Christmas party tradition. After the covered dish dinner, the white elephant or Yankee swap begins. We each...
What Does Peace Look Like? | 2021 Advent Devotions

What Does Peace Look Like? | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Luke 1:68-79 | December 12, 2021 What Does Peace Look Like? by Beth Rooney What does peace look like for you? Is it when your to-do list is finished? Is it when you are free from obligations? Or perhaps is it when you feel comforted after a...
The Birth of John the Baptist | 2021 Advent Devotions

The Birth of John the Baptist | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Luke 1:57-66 | December 11, 2021 The Birth of John the Baptist by Karen Collier It’s a big decision, choosing a name for a child, isn’t it? As friends and family come to celebrate the blessing of the child of Elizabeth and Zechariah, they assume...
Finally, A Word of Hope | 2021 Advent Devotions

Finally, A Word of Hope | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Amos 9:9-15 | December 10, 2021 Finally, A Word of Hope by Tom Graves The prophet Amos appeared about 760 BC in the northern kingdom of Israel, a proud and prosperous nation whose peace and prosperity were seen as a sign of God’s blessing and...
Sing Praises to the Lord | 2021 Advent Devotions

Sing Praises to the Lord | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Isaiah 12:2-6 | December 9, 2021 Sing Praises to the Lord by Rose Browning My father loved music, especially songs from his past-favorite gospel hymns sung in his church as a youth and songs from the 1940’s, particularly WWII. He was thrilled...
Three Transformations | 2021 Advent Devotions

Three Transformations | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Isaiah 35:3-7 | December 8, 2021 Three Transformations by Martha Lou Green In the Bible reading from Isaiah today, we hear of three things that experience amazing transformations—‘wow!’ There are three kinds of changes, transformations that show...