The New Year is a great excuse to soar up to 30,000 ft and look at the big story of God’s plan. Christmas isn’t a day or even a season. It’s a new reality Jesus invites us into. Now we can all be part of God’s giant story of redemption!
Continue readingNone of us can wait for 2020 to be over – but secretly we all know that nothing *magical* happens at midnight on January 1. Fortunately, our assurance for the future comes not from a calendar, but from the Christmas story: God is with us!
Continue readingIt’s a bit of an understatement to say that this Christmas isn’t what any of us planned. But disruption is part of the first Christmas. Mary shows us – unlike her ancestor David – what faithfulness in the midst of disruption looks like as we prepare to welcome Jesus this Christmas.
Continue readingAs we decorate our homes and shop for gifts, it’s easy to forget that Christmas is about peace on Earth and goodwill for everyone. The work of justice can be hard – and believe it or not, sometimes the bravest thing we can do is celebrate loud and proud. Because we know how the story ends!
Continue readingToo many Christians today wonder what the point of caring for the world is if we all go to Heaven after we die. But at the heart of the Advent message is an insistence that Jesus’ coming is good news for the whole world. What does that look like? And how is the fact that we’re waiting for Jesus to return good news?
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