An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Nineteen

Until the time when we were mature enough to respond freely in faith to the living God, we were carefully surrounded and protected by the Mosaic law. The law was like those Greek tutors, with which … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Eighteen

Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Seventeen

Now he brought me back to the entrance to the Temple. I saw water pouring out from under the Temple porch to the east (the Temple faced east). The water poured from the south side of the Temple, south … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Sixteen

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? Day and night I have only tears for food, while my … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Fifteen

And Mary said, I’m bursting with God-news; I’m dancing the song of my Savior God. God took one good look at me, and look what happened— I’m the most fortunate woman on earth! What God has done … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Fourteen

Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in theLord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me. No one is holy like the Lord! There is no … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Thirteen

But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever. He … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Twelve

  My Aunt Eileen, me, my mom, circa 1968 Then she [Naomi] started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had … Read more...

An Advent Journey, 2013: Looking for the Light – Day Eleven

  The words of Jesus: “If you grow a healthy tree, you’ll pick healthy fruit. If you grow a diseased tree, you’ll pick worm-eaten fruit. The fruit tells you about the tree. “You have … Read more...