I’ve been going through some boxes of old high school stuff lately. Turns out that people who live in tiny condos can’t keep nostalgic stuff just because. I’m amazed at all the things I was certain about that didn’t come to pass. I was going to be a veterinarian, an animation artist, a journalist, an English … More My Way or the High Way * Advent Devotional
Jim’s back! You can read his previous Advent devotional, on listening to Jesus amidst a noisy world, here. Isa 55:6-7 (NIV) Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have … More Give Me a Break * Advent Devotional
My little sister, Caitlyn, is hilarious and brilliant and far more hardcore than I’ll ever be. Two weeks ago she went deer hunting while nine months pregnant because “It’s deer season, and it’s not like I’m going to wait all the way until next year.” Five days later she gave birth to her fourth baby. Like … More Water, Fear, and a Way Through * Advent Devotional
Heather Gerwing is a member of a Christian writer’s group I joined a year or so ago. She’s a blogger, a student of Scripture, and an all around wonderful human. Welcome, Heather! When my husband and I were newly married 12 years ago, we purchased a starter home that we planned to live in for five … More Waiting for a Zip Line * Advent Devotional
Today it’s my privilege to introduce you to my friend Jim Ozee. Jim is an elder in the church I once pastored in south-central Wisconsin, a man who loves Jesus deeply, and an all around good guy, despite his passion for the Cardinals. Isa 30:15 (NIV) This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of … More Listening is a Skill * Advent Devotional
Isaiah 11:6 (NIV) The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. I use to capital-h HATE nature shows growing up. My little sisters and I would gather around the fuzzy picture on the … More Predator, Prey, and a Better Way * Advent Devotional
Because waiting is hard, but God is good. … More The Wait Will Be Worth It * Advent Devotional
Because peace on earth isn’t just a pipe dream. … More War No More * Advent Devotional
Welcome to my friend Kristine Aragon-Bruce (hi, Kristine!). Kristine is a mom, a displaced West-Coaster, and a pastor in a PC(USA) church in Chicagoland. She has a killer sense 0f humor and writes from the heart. Enjoy her devotional! Isaiah 9:2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a … More Silent Nights * Advent Devotional
I know Michelle Nehrig-Shultheis through a writer’s group I joined a year ago. We’ve never met in person, but even across the miles and through cyberspace, her love for the Lord shines through. Her devotional today is a beautiful one. Isaiah 9:1 (ESV) But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In … More Even in the Anguish * Advent Devotional
Courtney Ellis 