Merry Christmas Eve! May you take time today, in the midst of the rush, to linger at the manger for a moment. May you take time stand in awe of the miracle of God come to live among us. May you feel God with you! Today’s devotional comes from Rev. Todd Boling. Todd… Read more »
Tag: Advent reflections
Fourth Monday of Advent: Devotional by Nikki Howard
Advent blessings! It is almost Christmas. This week in Advent we celebrate God’s love made real on earth. I am reminded that while Christmas can feel so ordinary, it really is a mystery, love’s greatest surprise. Fredrick Buechner says, “Once you have seen God in a stable you can never be sure where God… Read more »
Advent Devotionals on Joy, by Rev. Angela Kaufman and Rev. Allison Lanza
Advent Blessings to you. This week we celebrate joy. The joy that comes from awe! Because when you really stop to think about it, this whole Christmas thing is really incredible. God came to live among us, born as a baby in a feeding trough. God came into our chaotic, frightening world to show us… Read more »
Second Friday & Third Monday of Advent: Devotionals by Varselles Cummings & Sharon Fronk
Advent blessings to you. I pray peace to you. I pray you can find some time this weekend to rest, even if just for a moment. To sit in the quiet for a while, to know that God is coming and that God is with us now. Some time to rest in the knowledge that… Read more »
Second Wednesday of Advent: Devotional by Brad Hancock
Advent blessings to you. I pray today is filled with peace for you. For many of us peace feels far away. For some of us, finals are looming. Some of us are filled with grief as we face the holidays without a loved one. Some of us are listening to the news filled with injustice,… Read more »
Second Monday of Advent: Devotional by Michael Meek
Advent blessings to you. This week we in Advent we focus on God’s peace. We remember that Jesus was called the Prince of Peace. While peace was born into our world in the body of Jesus, we still long for peace. We find ourselves crying out alongside the prophets for God’s peace to come again…. Read more »
First Friday of Advent: Devotional by Dr. Kay Higgins
Advent blessings to you. I pray that on this Friday you are being held up by hope, the confident trust, that God is with you and that God’s love and change is coming. I pray that that each of us who have been filled with God’s hope can share that hope with those around us…. Read more »
First Wednesday of Advent, Devotional by Dr. Harry Parker
Advent blessings to you! Christmas lights are starting to light up the darkness and warmth is beginning to return. I pray this morning that hope is beginning to seep into your soul. May you know the hope of God that promises, that no matter what you are a child of God, deeply loved, and so… Read more »
First Monday of Advent, Devotional by Brenda Mapel
Advent blessings to you! Today is the first Monday of Advent. Advent is a season of waiting. We wait for the last day of class. We wait for finals to be over. We wait to know the final College Football Rankings. We wait for Christmas to come. The nights get longer and the days get… Read more »
Preparation and Presence
I haven’t gotten enough menu selecting and Black Friday shopping planning done yet to even think past Thanksgiving, but I was reminded this weekend that Advent is only a week away. I’m not prepared to start preparing my heart, home, or to-do lists for Christmas! Students, faculty, and staff are already preparing for the whirwind… Read more »