Matthew 2:13-23: Herod’s Futile Rage

The journey began in haste, prompted by an unexpected influx of light and song. Gladsome tidings echo through the countryside as mighty angels appear, heralding Jesus’ arrival as the world’s […]

Luke 2:19: Mary Pondered…

Now are the moments for deep reflection, the hour of contemplation. Linger in the depths of the word “ponder.” Like meditate, though less strenuous, conveying something more suited. Its Latin […]

Isaiah 7:10-14: The Virgin Shall Be With Child

An era of maddening war when everything contends this world can only be cruel. The year is 734 BC. The Northern Kingdom of Israel and Syria allied together, shaped by […]

2 Samuel 18:24-33: The Sordid Tale of King David and Prince Absalom

When an infant enters the world, the parents’ lives turn topsy-turvy. The occasions and energy once spent on their wants and needs go elsewhere, providing for their new child. Devotion […]

Isaiah 35:1-10: Our Wilderness Desolation into God’s Saving Sanctuary

The desert, a barren and harsh environment can teach us much. Its keen stillness can supply us with moments of clarity in lives too often swirling with chaos. Unforgiving sun […]

Romans 15:4-13: Our Hope in Daylight or Dark

  A winter’s night descends as a cloak, dark and brooding. So this season turns for one, two—or uncounted others! Don’t we lament loss in the ache of emptiness? Someone […]

Genesis 4:1-16: Whose Begetting What?

After giving birth to Cain, Eve lays her firstborn son to sleep. The mother of humanity experiences something new: the first blush of motherhood. Such joy as she breast-feeds Cain, […]

Deuteronomy 8:1-10: Thank God!

In the short creation account in the book of Job, the Almighty’s angels approached the brink of becoming breathless. The created magnificence captivated them. So moved, “the morning stars sang […]

Thanksgiving Eve Service

Our annual Thanksgiving Eve Service is Wednesday, November 23th at 7:00 PM–a time to reflect on the blessings in our lives. Besides thanksgiving hymns and prayers, we will ponder the […]

John 8:31-36: Sweet is the Liberation Christ Gives

In fighting cadence, a magnificent military, an army, takes the field early on a summer day. The cavalry sat tall in their saddles, their regimental flags unfurling a rainbow of […]