When the setting sun burns clouds into wisps of gold and red, and when those colors shimmer toward you across the blue-dark water, what do you feel? When snow has fallen, and you step into the sunshine where your breath makes mist, and glistening mountain peaks stretch before you--extending to the north and south as... Continue Reading →
This post is the second in a four-part series of devotions celebrating Advent. The earlier post titled "Advent Devotions 2016" provides an explanation and some encouragement about how to make use of these posts. God says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love,” (Jeremiah 31:3). ◊ Read this verse again, and put your name... Continue Reading →
When you see the setting sun burn the clouds into wisps of gold and red and those colors shimmer toward you across the blue-dark water, what do you feel? When after a snowfall you step into the sunshine where your breath makes mist and the mountains extend before you, glistening to the north and south as far as you can see, what happens inside you? When... Continue Reading →
What do you think God feels when he looks at you? Would your life be different if you knew in your bones that when he turns his thoughts toward you his heart fills with joy? The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength Nehemiah contains a mysterious verse: "The joy of the LORD is your... Continue Reading →
