“Habitual Contemplation” by Chris Lussier

Discipline is something that I struggle with, being raised in the era of on-demand media and instant gratification. There’s a difficulty in trying to sit down and read my devotion while I have thirty tabs open on my web browser that I keep trying to find time to get...

“Let There Be Peace On Earth” by Kitty Holt

At a recent birthday party, the birthday boy blew out his candles and made a wish. Not knowing that you are not “supposed” to share the birthday wish out loud, he said that his wish was for peace on earth. At the church my parents used to attend in Florida, each...

“Looking Back, Living Forward” by Kathleen Wilson

Christmas – “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” as the holiday song truthfully proclaims. In December we celebrate one of God’s greatest miracles – the union of heaven and earth in the God-Man Jesus. Fallen humanity can now be reconciled with their Creator....

“Expectation This Christmas” by Steve VanHorn

I love the Christmas season. I love it even more as I experience it through my children’s eyes! We begin to anticipate when we see… The lights, the first snow, the first Christmas carol on the radio, and a host of other Christmas related objects that first begin to...

“Purposeful Problems” by Ryan Irving

How often do you find yourself in an unpleasant situation that feels like it will never end? Are you able to see past it and recognize it’s for a greater purpose? I find it hard not to feel eternally stuck in some of these negative places with no ability to see beyond...