I think of our wedding clothes, the sacredness of our ceremony, and our mutual joy as I read this passage.
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When Branches Grow
While useless if you just push it, a rope can be used to pull anything if adequate force is applied.
Join the Choir
To me, there are few things in life more exhilarating than standing in the middle of a choir and lifting your voice in harmony with others. Making music is a pure act of beauty.
Living as Family
My life has been marked by adoption stories. I have two cousins who were adopted, one on my maternal side and one on my paternal side. …
A Great Age to Worship
Some people have the misconception that life slows down in old age. As a chaplain serving a retirement community, I know that our latter years can be times of bustling activity, shenanigans, purpose, and flourishing. The prophet Anna is a great example of a person being fully engaged at any age.
Holding the Promise
What a sweet moment it must have been for Simeon—the wait to see the Messiah was over! And Simeon not only got to see him—he held God’s promise in his arms!
Let There Be Light!
Here’s what I know about the dark: with truly deep darkness, we can’t see anything. No color, no shapes, no beauty.
Glory in the Highest
A virgin conceiving? Such shame! Traveling to Bethlehem on your due date? Such inconvenience! God’s angels tell the news of the Savior’s birth to lowly shepherds? Such absurdity!
Triumph
The Israelites stood up on the far side of Red Sea and danced.
Fearing, Knowing, and Loving
Mary’s song, often called the Magnificat, is so beautiful! It gives the worship due to our mighty, holy, merciful, sovereign, able, providential, helpful, faithful God.
The Chaos and the Order
Review of The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t, and Get Stuff Done by Kendra Adachi
5 Minutes with Patty Burchell: Nome Is Home
Patty Burchell says she has a vivid memory of a promise she made to God in seventh grade: “I will go.” From that moment on, she trusted God to call her into various fields of Christian ministry. Today she serves as the first female station manager of KICY radio in Nome, Alaska, a ministry of the Alaska Conference, where she broadcasts the gospel to a vast region of western Alaska and the Russian Far East.