Advent Day 22
GLENN PACKIAM Obedience would be easy if it all made sense. And if we agreed. Or if we thought of the plan ourselves. But I suppose then...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 20
JONATHAN T. PENNINGTON If you grew up with snow at Christmas, you know there’s nothing quite like the silence of a cold winter night....
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 19
Fragile Treasure By Ryan Geesaman, MS Paul writes, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all- surpassing power is...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 18
The Baby King MATTHEW D. KIM In my experience, watching cartoon movies has been an essential part of being a dad to three young boys....
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 17
The Light is Coming RICH VILLODAS I won’t soon forget a short text message exchange I recently had with a friend from out of town. He...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 16
The Messiah’s Mission BY GLENN PACKIAM Debates frequently arise about the mission of the church. Are we sup- posed to evangelize or work...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 15
True Hope BY KRISTIE ANYABWILE Sometimes we forget that we are idol makers. We cling to the idols of power, wealth, pride, other peo-...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 13
Bringing Us Home By Marlena Graves When you hear home, what comes to mind? For some, the word triggers trauma. Others feel ambivalent...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 12
What Hope Looks Like! By Marlene Graves From the prophet Isaiah’s time on down through Jeremiah’s time, generations of Israelites in the...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 12
The God Who Suffers By Hannah King During Advent, it is easy to senti- mentalize the Incarnation. We imagine the God-man as a baby with...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 11
Behold the Lamb By Anthony J. Carter The Old Testament is replete with shepherds. Abraham was a shep- herd, as were Jacob and Rachel, as...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Avent Day 10
Good, Severe News By JEN POLLOCK MICHEL John the Baptist’s blazing sermon of repentance is not the “ABC gos- pel” of many evangelical...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 9
Repentance Made Possible By Jen Pollock Michel We’re tempted to imagine the ancient world of the Bible as far more foreign than famil-...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 7
He Wont Leave Us Alone Today we read from the last book of the Old Testament, just before we flip the page into the first chapter of...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 6
Written by Matthew D. Kim Have you ever missed someone badly and wanted to see them again? Over the years, there are many loved ones...
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Daniel Ingle
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 5
The Bible ends with the prayer: “Come, Lord Jesus.” It is a prayer that is echoed in many of our Advent hymns, such as “O Come, O Come,...
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Daniel Ingle
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 4
City of Light Written by Richard Bauckham When I moved from England to live in Scotland, one thing I found difficult was the shorter...
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Daniel Ingle
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 3
Written by Rachel Gilson In Matthew 24–25, Jesus teaches about his return and uses several parables to describe what “the kingdom of...
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Daniel Ingle
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Advent Day 2
The beginning of the Advent season is a tradition in many Christian churches that helps believers prepare their hearts, minds, and lives...
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