Luke 2:8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured them....

I think about some of the big things I've prepared myself for in my life. In college I had to write and defend a senior thesis, which I started the first day of class and poured myself into until the day I defended it. I read over 20 books, met with a professor about...

Matthew 1:17New Living Translation (NLT) 17 All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah. You will notice that Matthew points out the...

2 Timothy 1:8New Living Translation (NLT) 8 So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. This...

Ephesians 1:13,14 (NKJV)  In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the...

Not only is it Advent, but we are also right in the middle of card season as well.  Whether or not you regularly write a Christmas letter or send many cards out, surely you receive a few in the mail or by email each year.  Do you take the time to read each one?  With...

I have a 5 week old little girl Eliana.  She is beautiful and loud. When she is hungry we will know it and so will the neighbors.  This week Johna (my wife) took our two older kids to school and left the baby with me.  The moment she pulled out of the driveway, Eliana...