40 Days – Lance Jessee

The Latin and Greek words for Lent can be translated as “Forty Days” and “Fortieth.” The Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter are not included as part of the 40 days. If they were, Lent would be 46 days long. In our scriptures, 40 days is often used to mark a significant Read More...

2018-02-22T14:33:23-06:00February 22, 2018|Categories: 2018 Lenten Devotions|

Christmas Green – Carla Aday

Poet and Mizzou Professor Scott Cairns reminds me in his poem “Christmas Green”* that Christmas offers us the chance to become new. He describes the birth of the baby Jesus like this: “Just now the earth recalls His stunning visitation. Now the earth and scattered habitants attend to what is possible. That Read More...

2017-12-21T08:43:06-06:00December 21, 2017|Categories: 2017 Advent Devotions|

Fear Not – Mike Graves

When the Gospel writers finally got around to putting all those stories about Jesus down on paper (ok, papyrus), only two of them bothered to tell of his birth–Matthew and Luke. And what different versions they tell! There is one thing, however, upon which they agree–every time an angel is sent forth Read More...

2017-12-18T08:16:40-06:00December 18, 2017|Categories: 2017 Advent Devotions|

Into the Light – Teresa Williams

Eleven months into my husband’s 14-month unemployment, my family was coming undone. My sons grew quiet and retreated. Our marriage was ragged raw. I was scared and angry, especially at God. One evening, I went out onto the dark porch, sprawled flat on the swing, and cradle-rocked myself. Some place between a Read More...

2017-12-13T10:00:04-06:00December 13, 2017|Categories: 2017 Advent Devotions|
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