Scripture Reading — Hebrews 2:14-15“The deliverer will come. . . .”; He . . . shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death . . . — Romans 11:26; Hebrews 2:14My son David, at age 3,

Scripture Reading — Luke 3:21-22; 4:14-21 . . . Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham. . . . — Matthew 1:1Ever since humanity fell into sin, God promised that someone would come and put it right.God promised Ev

Scripture Reading — John 11:17-27, 38-43“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live. . . .” — John 11:25I don’t know about you, but I tend to think of resurrection as an abstract or distant thing—as if it is only

Scripture Reading — Isaiah 9:2-7; John 16:33He will be called . . . Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 9:6Here Jesus is named “Prince of Peace.” What is peace?Two artists, the story goes, are asked to paint pictures depicting peace.One artist paints a

Scripture Reading — John 1:1-9“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” — John 8:12With a tour group I went into a deep cave in New Mexico, and our guide turned off all

Scripture Reading — Philippians 2:5-11God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow. . . . — Philippians 2:9-10There are a lot of big names out there: Zuckerberg, A

Scripture Reading — Psalm 96:1-13Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. — Psalm 96:11Psalm 96 invites us to hear the greatness of God resounding everywhere and in everyone. We began our devo