Here & Now

Here & Now

A few years ago I came across this song & immediately fell in love with the lyrics.  It speaks of the kind of people we want to be as we…



Happy Birthday to My Beautiful Wife

Today I want to wish my beautiful bride a Happy Birthday! You can too!  Click the link below to tweet her Happy Birthday! [Tweet “Happy Birthday!  @alishalt3”] I’m so lucky…



One New Year’s Resolution Worth Keeping: Fix Your Eyes on Jesus

You may or may not be a fan of New Year’s Resolutions, but here’s one that I think is worth keeping. A few years ago I came across this story…



Advent: God & the Problem of Distance

“…through Christ (God) reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation…” 2 Corinthians 5:18 Meditation Distance is hard. Sometimes we feel distant from people geographically. And that’s…



Advent: Is there room in the inn?

“And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of…



Advent: The Day God was Born

“She gave birth to her first child, a son.  She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth & laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for…



Advent: May worship be our anthem

“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.” Luke 1.31 Meditation As Mary prepared to carry & hold in her womb the Son of God, her soul burst forth in praise.  Her heart was full of worship.  After…



Advent: God is with you now

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 Meditation What would you do today if you believed the God of the Bible was with…



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Advent: Unparalleled Peace

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John…



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Advent: Jesus Immanuel

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…”  Isaiah 9.6 Meditation Can you imagine as Mary held her baby for the first time.  As she held…