by editor | Nov 25, 2025 | Christian Life, Christmas, Prayer
O Lover to the Uttermost May I read the melting of thy heart to me in the manger of thy birth in the garden of thy agony, in the cross of thy suffering, in the tomb of thy resurrection, in the heaven of thy intercession. Bold in this thought I defy my adversary, tread...
by Mike Crump | Oct 30, 2025 | Anxiety, Christmas, Family, Featured, Suffering, Thanksgiving
This year Thanksgiving is at my house. This means that my kids, kids-in-law, grandkids, parents, brother, sister-in-law, nephews and niece, a golden retriever, and a very old cat will occupy the same dwelling where food will be eaten and thanks will be given....
by Nathan Fox | Jan 2, 2024 | Christian Life, Christmas, Featured, Gospel, New Year
Anticipation. It’s an oft-used word this time of year, whether it is the blossoming excitement of a child opening up presents long settled under the tree or the hope of new beginnings by the turn of the calendar from one year to the next. Truly, I’ve yet to meet a...
by Jarrod Stillings | Dec 25, 2023 | Anxiety, Christmas, Featured
A college professor once asked, “Can you have the peace of God without having peace with God?” Christmas seems a poignant time to pose this question again. Amidst busy lives – work, food, family, gifts – a spirit of angst, turmoil, and frustration can fill the...
by Morgan Hall | Dec 18, 2023 | Christmas, Featured, Gospel, Joy
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on...
by Chelsea Barnwell | Dec 11, 2023 | Christmas, Featured, Theology, Together Through the Bible
In school, I remember history teachers telling me the importance of learning dates for significant events. One teacher compared key events/dates to fence posts. If you only have horizontal rails, your fence isn’t going to hold together. Certain key events have...
