by Todd Crouch | Dec 9, 2025 | Devotions
Receiving Christmas Gifts Why do we receive gifts at Christmas? As part of the nativity story, which we find in the Scriptures, we read of the Magi coming to find the Messiah, searching for him and coming to the town of Bethlehem. Now, it may have been up to two...
by Robert Chamberlain | Dec 8, 2025 | Devotions
Tradition You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”Mark 7:8 ESVhttps://bible.com/bible/59/mrk.7.8.ESV Traditions aren’t necessarily wrong. The Pharisaical tradition of keeping clean was a good one. In the West there’s a tradition...
by Robert Bagne | Dec 7, 2025 | Devotions
MERRY CHRISTMAS “Make Room for Jesus” Let Jesus be your “Centerpiece”! The Good News is: Jesus came to first proclaim good news to the spiritually hurting, that is to preach good news to US!!! -Jesus came to Heal the broken-hearted. -Jesus came to set people free who...
by Ron Ovitt | Dec 6, 2025 | Devotions
Merry Christmas TODAY’S VERSE“I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!(NLT) Luke 2:10-11 TODAY’S THOUGHTChristmas is a joyous occasion. Around the world...
by Rich Bitterman | Dec 5, 2025 | Devotions
A Prayer For My Struggles-Psalm 46:1-3 Heavenly Father, I come before You with a heavy heart, feeling the weight of my struggles and needs. I know without You, I am helpless and lost. Your Word says in Psalm 46:1-3, “God is our refuge and strength, a very show help in...
by David Duncan | Dec 4, 2025 | Devotions
When Life’s Letters Get Scrambled One recent Christmas season, the most endearing little yard signs popped up all over town: “Santa, please stop here.” Yet on Christmas Eve, a rather diabolical Grinch came, under the cover of darkness, and rearranged the letters on...