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

Day 12 ADVENT DAY 12: Dec. 12 – Shepherds, Humble EvangelistsDevotionalStop for a minute and think – you have great news, the best news ever. Who do you want to tell? Who do you go to first? I don’t k...  Read More

Day 11 ADVENT DAY 11: Dec. 11 – Angels, God’s AnnouncersDevotionalAngels serve a variety of roles in Scripture: they advocate, they protect, they make war, they announce, they teach, they comfort, and...  Read More

Day 10 ADVENT DAY 10: Dec. 10 – Manger Animals, the First WitnessesDevotionalIn his book, An Angel’s Story, Max Lucado sets the scene for the animals.“I’ve heated the water!””No need to yell, Joseph. ...  Read More

Day 9 ADVENT DAY 9: Dec. 9 – Innkeeper, the Unlikely HostDevotionalIn his book, An Angel’s Story, Max Lucado imagines the scene at the Inn in Bethany when Mary and Joseph arrive.“But don’t you have ju...  Read More

Day 8 ADVENT DAY 8: Dec. 8 – Caesar Augustus, the Arrogant RulerDevotionalThe prophet Micah prophesied 700 years before the birth of Christ that he would be born in Bethlehem. Have you ever thought ab...  Read More

Day 7 ADVENT DAY 7: Dec. 7 – Joseph, the Earthly Father of JesusDevotionalTo understand Joseph’s perspective of the Christmas narrative, we need to understand the customs surrounding betrothals/marria...  Read More

Day 6 ADVENT DAY 6: Dec. 6 – Angel Gabriel Reassures JosephDevotionalGabriel shows up a third time in the Christmas narrative, this time to reassure Joseph, Mary’s betrothed, that she was not unfaithf...  Read More

Day 5 ADVENT DAY 5: Dec. 5 – Elizabeth, the Mother of John the BaptistDevotionalImagine the delight and joy in the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth! Not only would they become parents after decades of...  Read More

Day 4 ADVENT DAY 4: Dec. 4 – Zechariah, the Father of John the BaptistDevotionalThe Old Testament ends with this verse from the book of Malachi:See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that g...  Read More

Day 3 ADVENT DAY 3: Dec. 3 – Angel Gabriel Brings Joy to the ElderlyDevotionalThe first time we hear about an angel called Gabriel is in the book of Daniel, an angel sent by God in answer to Daniel’s ...  Read More

Day 2 ADVENT DAY 2: Dec. 2 – Mary, the Mother of JesusDevotionalAs we celebrate this season looking through the eyes of all the characters of Christmas, there is none so unlikely to be at the center o...  Read More