Advent Devotions 2021

G.I.F.T.S.
Posted by Shari Bazydola on

God’s Infinite Future To Share   Only God knows our future, and He blesses us with “presents” every day! When we are busy ticking off items on our daily To-Do List, notice all He has given you to complete all those tasks. Remember to thank Him daily for the gifts He has...

God Gives Good Gifts
Posted by Lucinda S. Sutton on

  One of my favorite parts of God’s heart is his desire to give us amazing gifts. James 1:17 says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to...

Far and Away
Posted by Pam Vandever on

One of the best gifts I can remember getting is a trip to St. Petersburg, FL with Taylor, Maggie, C.W. and Sharon Campbell, Coby, Campbell, Kathi Jones, Gary, and me.   2009 began with a fall that broke my left foot. At least I could still drive; I was doing my best to take care of our...

The Stable Is Our Heart
Posted by Lucinda S. Sutton on

Into the Darkest Hour It was a time like this, war & tumult of war, a horror in the air. Hungry yawned the abyss – and yet there came the star and the child most wonderfully there.  It was a time like this of fear & lust for power, license & greed and blight – and...

The Gifts of Words and God's Word
Posted by Leigh Ann Tribble on

  One of my happiest childhood memories is listening to my mother read a story before I took an afternoon nap. The animation of her voice and the fact that she let me nap in the “big bed” (my parents’ bed) was always a treat. I am certain that those stories began my love...

Yohan and Baby Yohan
Posted by Steve Boutell on

  One of the greatest gifts I ever received was actually a decoration for the tree under which our gifts would be placed. When I was 12 years old my parents divorced.  Two homes also meant two Christmases along with every other holiday. When it came time to put up the tree, my dad...