Day 24 ADVENT DAY 24: Dec. 24 – Jesus, Our Savior GodDevotionalIf you are a parent, you no doubt have had times when you wished you could read your child’s mind – to know what they were thinking, to g...  Read More

Day 23 ADVENT DAY 23: Dec. 23 – Lessons from Advent DevotionalsDevotionalSo far we've spent the month of December trying to see Christmas through the eyes of the people who actually lived it, and we'v...  Read More

Day 22 ADVENT DAY 22: Dec. 22 – Isaiah, the Messianic ProphetDevotionalThe story of Jesus saturates the Bible narrative and prophecies of His first Advent are found throughout the Old Testament. One s...  Read More

Day 21 ADVENT DAY 21: Dec. 21 – John, a Voice Crying in the WildernessDevotionalWhy include John the Baptist in the characters of Christmas? Think back to the beginning of the Christmas story in Luke ...  Read More

Day 20 ADVENT DAY 20: Dec. 20 – Who Trained the Wise Men?DevotionalBefore we leave this story of the Wise Men, the horror in Bethlehem and the escape to Egypt, I have one question for you – how did th...  Read More

Day 19 ADVENT DAY 19: Dec. 19 – Angel Gabriel, God’s ProtectionDevotionalGabriel, the angel sent by God to be His messenger and coordinator of all His plans, had one more task to complete the Christma...  Read More

Day 18 ADVENT DAY 18: Dec. 18 – Men Wise Beyond Their Years and CultureDevotionalThe story of the Star of Bethlehem appears only in the Book of Matthew. The Gospel tells us that a bright star appeared...  Read More

Day 17 ADVENT DAY 17: Dec. 17 – King Herod, the Monster of ChristmasDevotionalEvery story needs a villain, and the Master storyteller doesn’t hold back in the Christmas story. This one has one doozy o...  Read More

Day 16 ADVENT DAY 16: Dec. 16 – Anna, the Faithful WidowDevotionalSoon after Simeon appears in the Temple to meet Jesus, we are told of an enigmatic prophetess named Anna (Greek form of Hannah) who al...  Read More

Day 15 ADVENT DAY 15: Dec. 15 – Simeon, the ElderDevotionalUnlike most popular versions of the Nativity story, Luke’s doesn’t end at the manger, and the three Magi do not appear. Instead, like any Jew...  Read More

Day 14 ADVENT DAY 14: Dec. 14 – Luke, the Doctor of DetailsDevotionalEvery year on Christmas Eve my father would grab the family Bible, open it to the Gospel of Luke, and read the Christmas story to s...  Read More

Day 13 ADVENT DAY 13: Dec. 13 – Christmas Prophecies Come TrueDevotionalProphecy is an indispensable part of the Nativity story – with good reason. God has always spoken and acted in real history, thr...  Read More