The longing for a savior begins with a message to a girl from an angel: "Greetings favored one! The Lord is with you." And so with...

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. ~...

Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to...

Rejoice  in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. ~ Philippians 4:4-5...

Another favorite Advent hymn (my personal favorite)! Come, Jesus...come.

But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you....

(And Zechariah said): “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,     for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised...

Once when (Zechariah) was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,  he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the...

Comfort, O comfort my people,      says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,      and cry to her that she has served her term,     ...

The best known hymn for Advent of course is O Come, Emmanuel. Here is a lovely version to remind us who it is we watch for and hope for.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. ~ Psalm 9:18 It can feel like too much when you...

Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, ~ Psalm 33:18 Advent comes when the days are...

The days are surely coming, says the  Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal...

Now that we are blessed with a new pastor, I am going to try to resurrect this devotional blog. Advent seems a good place to begin. “Be...

In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of...

Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah, and made a raid on Lehi. The men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?”...

Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of...

At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and...

God told Joshua to be strong and courageous. Here's a very young Michael W. Smith singing about that!