​“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”  2 Corinthians 9:15His life is matchless,and His goodness is limitless.His mercy is enough,and His grace is sufficient.His reign is righteous,His

PoetryTake a deep breath. It is the eve of Christmas.We don’t often take time to read poetry.  I love knowing that we are called God’s poema (in Ephesians

From Father Thomas McKenzie . . .Outsider“Christ was always an outsider. Though he is the Son of God and the King of the Universe, he was born to a

From Rachel Held Evans . . .“The language of the prophets was on the minds and lips of Mary, Zechariah, Simeon, and John the Baptist as they prepared

The Call of AbrahamFrom N.T. (Tom) Wright . . .“In Advent, we think our way back to the ancient people of God, to the call of Abraham and

From John Piper . . .“Have you ever felt, like me, little and insignificant in a world of seven billion people, where all the news is of big

​A Christmas CarolFrom Johann Arnold . . .“In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the bitter old accountant Scrooge provides a memorable illustration . . .Having closed himself to human

Shoe Shine BoyFinal thoughts from Brennan Manning . . .“In 1980, the day before Christmas, Richard Ballenger’s mother in Anderson, South Carolina, was busy wrapping packages and asked

​Anchored in the RockMore from Brennan Manning . . .“When we accept the truth of ourselves — shipwrecked and saved — our lives are henceforth anchored in the

What do you want for Christmas?More from Brennan Manning . . ."I wonder if we were to stop people at random on the street on December 24 and