Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
In two short stanzas, Charles Wesley announces the good news of the kingdom, available to us through the one “born a child and yet a King.” This hymn offers us a chance to consider the offer of Christ’s rule and how we will respond.
Featured December 20, 2021 (Original Dec 1744 )
Walking with Hope
Chris Hall explores the message of hope that the Messiah brings. With Mary’s tenacious faith as his model, he encourages us to “to live in hope [as our lives unfold] in the strange, wondrous, demanding in-between time all Christians indwell.”
Featured December 20, 2021 (Original Nov 2024 )
This, Too, Is In His Hands
This short excerpt from Corrie ten Boom’s autobiography The Hiding Place holds a clue for us about our communicating God. As bombs fall on Haarlem, Corrie receives a disturbing vision in the middle of prayer—what might God be showing her?
Featured December 6, 2021 (Original Nov 2024 )
Defining The Incarnational Tradition: The Sacramental Life
God likes matter and uses it “to make present and visible the invisible realm of the spirit”. In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster invites us to live sacramentally in all of life.
Featured November 29, 2021 (Original Oct 1998 )
The Marvel of the Incarnation
Gregory the Theologian was a 4th century defender of the doctrine of the Trinity. His theology is a timeless resource, helping clarify our image of God and calling us to marvel at the one who “takes our nature for the good of our nature.”
Featured November 29, 2021 (Original Nov 2024 )
We Are Here to Love
How can we conquer those feelings of self-consciousness that can tangle up the better angels of our nature and keep us from stepping out in love? Carolyn Arends offers some honesty and wise words in this excerpt from her book Wrestling with Angels.
Featured November 26, 2021 (Original Jan 2008 )