by Tom Swartzwelder | Dec 21, 2025 | Devotions
Want List for Christmas Matthew 1:21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Dec 22, 2021 – Little Derrick sat on the lap of the department store’s Santa Claus. Derrick shared his “want” list for Christmas,...
by Marsha Richards | Dec 20, 2025 | Devotions
The Grand Illumination John 8:12 “Jesus said: ‘I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.’” In 1934, Arthur Shurcliff, a landscape architect, lit single electric candles in the windows of four...
by Dennis Lee | Dec 19, 2025 | Devotions
The Light of Christmas Have you noticed the closer Christmas gets, the brighter the decorations become, and that’s because the brighter and more colorful the lights are the more attention they draw. The brightest light of them all, however, was over 2,000 years ago...
by Dr. Michael Sprague | Dec 18, 2025 | Devotions
The crazy good Christmas story!!! It’s easy to love the sanitized and scripted Hallmark version of Christmas but can I give you a reminder of the non-whitewashed, messy real story of Christmas. The Matthew Chapter 1 Official Version of Christmas starts with the...
by Bradley Hilton | Dec 17, 2025 | Devotions
Suddenly… DAILY VERSE Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all...
by Rainer Bantau | Dec 16, 2025 | Devotions
When God Drew Near: A Christmas Devotional “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 (NIV) There is a quiet wonder to...