Advent is a time to celebrate that Heaven and Earth have met in Jesus—and that Heaven and Earth now meet in us.
Advent is a time for worship—worship that is wild with praise, rich with memory, and packed with joy.
Trembling in fear and awe is an appropriate response for those employed in the Christmas story; there is no sign that says, “Only the courageous and confident need apply.”
Advent teaches us that the hidden details of faithful living will always matter, leading us to moments when the Lord can say, “Here, now—I have need of you, and you’ve been prepared for this.”
Jesus is the Way, who prepares the way, for the heart to find its way—home.
Families have an important role to play in the welcoming of Jesus into their hearts, homes, churches, and cities.
It’s from the small places, where our best intentions crash into our daily struggle, that glory radiates.
“Here I am” is one of the most powerful phrases that can be prayed by a human being; to be present to God, to be utterly attentive and wholly available, is the goal of the Christian life.
Leadership is what the world needs from a Messiah—leadership that is motivated by pure, divine love and that is faithfully guiding us to the New Creation ahead.
Who would have thought that an infant would make a great king tremble; that a child would shake the very foundations of hell?
Advent reminds us that the covenant loyalty God showed in history is the same covenant loyalty he shows us now in Christ. The gap between us has been bridged by the presence of Jesus.
We are never as far from God as we may feel like we are. A door of hope is always open with an Advent invitation: “Come, exchange your worst for My Best.”
