Handel’s Messiah | 2021 Advent Devotions

Handel’s Messiah | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Isaiah 40:1-5 | December 1, 2021 Handel’s Messiah by Roy Terry Handel’s Messiah is among the most widely beloved of all sacred choral works. German born in 1685, Handel moved to England as an adult, where he became known as a composer of Italian...
Nevertheless | 2021 Advent Devotions

Nevertheless | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions II Samuel 7:18-29 | November 30, 2021 Nevertheless by Lacey Wondree I was frequently told that I would know what unconditional love was once I had children. And then I had children. When I held my firstborn and then later my twins, I felt a new...
Who Created God? | 2021 Advent Devotions

Who Created God? | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Psalm 90:1-2, 14-17 | November 29, 2021 Who Created God? by Mike Clingenpeel Not long ago a theological conversation broke out between my five-year-0ld grandson and me. For a change I was trying to play the role of serious, not silly, Pops, so to...
Wait and Hope | 2021 Advent Devotions

Wait and Hope | 2021 Advent Devotions

2021 Advent Devotions Jeremiah 33:14-16 | November 28, 2021 Wait and Hope by Dan Bagby Jeremiah 33:14-16 (NEB): “Wait, says the Lord, the days are coming when I will bestow on Israel and Judah all the blessings I have promised them. In those days, at that time, I will...
Day Twenty-two: Not just a baby

Day Twenty-two: Not just a baby

Advent Devotions 2017 Day Twenty-two Christ December 24, 2017 “Not just a baby” Not just a baby born to make us feel good once a year, he came to change us so completely that our neighbors would have trouble recognizing us: a small collection of people...
Day Twenty-one: What Child is This?

Day Twenty-one: What Child is This?

Advent Devotions 2017 Day Twenty-one Christ December 23, 2017 What Child is This? We are lighting the final Advent candle and awaiting the lighting of the Christ candle. During this in-between time – between the long wait of Advent and the celebration of...