Captivity of Activity

In our attempt to do a hundred good things, we may not do any of them well. We're not caught in the captivity of activity - hopping frantically in every direction, tongues dragging and lungs panting. We're dog tired. ~ Beth Moore

Post Christmas Prayer

Long after the angels disappear into the heavens, the shepherds return to their flocks, the magi journey home and the great star sets, Jesus remains.

The Child in whom we rediscover God’s great love for humanity becomes the adult Redeemer who challenges us to imitate his selflessness and compassion in order that we might transform our world in love…

May we allow the miracle of Christmas to continue long after the holiday trappings have been packed away;

May we welcome the adult Messiah and his challenging Gospel to recreate our lives, making the peace, justice and hope of this holy season a reality in every season of the new year.

~ Post-Christmas Prayer: CONNECTIONS, Jan.1, ‘95

Preparation Precedes

If we are to receive the powerful presence of God, we must prepare ourselves...Preparation must precede God's presence.....God's instruction for preparation is specific: repentance. 

~ Henry Blackaby

Walk in Love

God would have us walk in love towards all who hold views contrary to those so dear to us. Nothing so tests the spirituality of a teacher as opposition to his teaching. ~ Watchman Nee.

Help Me to...

Lord, in my walk of faith help me to realize my limitations, acknowledge my wrongdoing, and seek the encouragement of the least of my brothers and sisters. ~ Charles Ringma

Love and Fear...

Men love everything but righteousness and fear everything but God. ~ Vance Havner

Ask HIM Anything...

A person who will do anything God asks, will have the boldness to ask God anything. ~ Dudley Hall

What Is Your Treasure?

"The man who has God for his treasure has all things in one." ~ A.W. Tozer

You are the Reason

Jesus is the Season but we are the Reason. And so if you were important enough for Jesus to be born and die for, then you are important enough for Him to look out for. He is the Great Shepherd. A shepherd doesn't abandon the flock when going gets tough. In fact, it is in those times that the shepherd spends more time with the sheep so that they aren't afraid, that they are comforted in His presence. And so it is with us. He isn't going to leave us when the going gets a little rough. 

~ Martin Jeffrey

The Christmas Story...

Christmas Gift Suggestions

The Battle

It is not a question of giving up sin, but of giving up my right to myself, my natural independence and self-assertiveness, and this is where the battle has to be fought. ~ Oswald Chambers

Devil Tempts...God Tests...

"The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that He may crown." ~ St. Ambrose

Come to the Stable...

What we really hunger for will not be found under the tree on Christmas morning. We hunger for meaning, for joy, for hope in the face of despair. We hunger to know that we can be forgiven and start anew after things we regret. We hunger for a love that will not let us go and for a life and triumph in the face of death. These come through a baby born in a stable, laid to sleep in a feeding trough, visited by night-shift shepherds. He is for us the bread of life. And we must come to the stable to satisfy the deepest desires of our hearts. ~ Adam Hamilton