“The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.” - Psalm 138:8Sometimes life feels random. The timing seems off, the path feels unclear, and the pieces just do not seem to fit together. You wonder if God sees what you are walking through or if the setbacks and delays are signs that you have somehow missed His plan. But nothing in your life is outside His co...  Read More

“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:28No one enjoys being interrupted. We build plans, routines, and expectations, only to have them overturned by something we never saw coming. A job changes. A relationship ends. A dream falls apart. When life gets inconvenient, our first thought is usually frustratio...  Read More

“Be still, and know that I am God.” - Psalm 46:10Every December seems to move faster than the one before. The calendar fills up, the noise gets louder, and the pressure to keep up never seems to stop. Even in seasons meant for worship, we often find ourselves rushing from one thing to the next, exhausted and distracted. Yet the story of Christmas is not about how much we can pack in. It is about c...  Read More

“She gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” - Luke 2:7On the night Jesus was born, the streets of Bethlehem were crowded. People filled every room and every corner. Travelers who had come for the census packed the small town so tightly that when Mary and Joseph arrived, tired and desperate, there wa...  Read More

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” - 2 Corinthians 9:7In one version of the old Charlie Brown Christmas story, Charlie breaks open his piggy bank to buy gifts for his friends. Inside are only nine dollars and eleven cents in coins. When he tells Lucy about his plan, she laughs and says he canno...  Read More

“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her.” - Luke 1:45When Mary received the message from the angel, she was told something no one had ever heard before. She would give birth to the Son of God. There were no examples to follow, no proof to lean on, and no clear explanation of how it would all work. Yet she chose to believe that every word God spoke would com...  Read More