Joanna Young at Confident Writing has challenged us with a group writing project: Essential Lines from 2009. 1. Select your essential post Sift through what you published in 2009 to select the post you’d call ‘essential’. You can define that in different ways, for example: A post that matters: that mattered to you then, that … Read more
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. ~ Isaiah 9:6 GOD, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth … Read more
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light … Read more
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. Lord, we have lived in the shadow of death but Jesus fills us with light and life. May we never take for granted the marvelous gift You have … Read more
Middle Zone Musings’ groupwrite project for this month is What I Learned from … 2009. Robert Hruzek has challenged us to compile a list of our favorite, best, most popular, whatever we choose posts for each month of 2009. Choices like this are always hard for me for a couple of reasons: How do you … Read more
1 John 1:6-7 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all … Read more
James 2:14-17 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing … Read more
2 Samuel 22:29 You are my lamp, O Lord; the LORD turns my darkness into light. Heavenly Father, turn our darkness into light so that we may shine as a beacon drawing the world to You. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who came as a babe in a manger and will return in glory. Amen.
Merry Christmas! I hope the Advent readings posted here daily are giving you a moment of quiet devotion in the midst of the busy days preparing for Christmas. To experience similar moments after Advent is past, download my Christmas gift to you: Scripture/prayer cards that you can print on your computer printer. Print on both sides of … Read more
Ephesians 6:8-11 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Lord … Read more