Collected Advent Devotionals
We hope you've enjoyed the Advent devotionals this year and that they have helped you to prepare your heart and spirit for Christ's coming at Christmas. If you'd like a…
Monday, December 25: Silent Night
Monday, December 25: Silent Night One of my fond memories growing up was attending the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at our church with my family. There was usually snow on…
Sunday, December 24: O Holy Night
Sunday, December 24: O Holy Night O Holy Night, one of the most beloved Christmas hymns, was written in 1847, by Placide Cappeau, at the request of a parish Priest,…
Saturday, December 23: Away In a Manger
Saturday, December 23: Away In a Manger For what is supposed to be an endearing children’s Christmas carol, Away in a Manger certainly has a complex and conflicted "back story"!…
Friday, December 22: Angels We Have Heard on High
Friday, December 22: Angels We Have Heard on High This Christmas Carol is a joyous celebration of Christ’s birth on Earth. The celebration was so great that the Angels in…
December 17, 2017: 3rd Sunday of Advent
Scriptures: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 (Read them online here.)
Thursday, December 21: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Thursday, December 21: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one.…
Wednesday, December 20: White Christmas
Wednesday, December 20: White Christmas The sun is shining, the grass is green The orange and palm trees sway There’s never been such a day In Beverly Hills, L.A. But…
Tuesday, December 19: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 19: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day The song I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day is based on a poem, Christmas Bells, written by Henry Wadsworth…