Jan Alan McKenzie

What is love? Where is love? Will I ever be loved? How can I love like I want to be loved?

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

— Matthew 1:18-25

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This is a reading from the book, Desire of Ages (by Ellen White), from the chapter, Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled. It is an exposition of John 15 and what Jesus meant by abiding in Him as the branch abides in the vine. This is full of spiritual truth that will feed the soul, old souls and young souls in Christ. It will also give meaning to the searcher of faith.

This is extracted audio from my YouTube video by the same name at, Voices in the Garden. It is a discussion of the morality to abortion from a Christian spiritual perspective, drawing inspiration from the parable of Jesus in Matthew 13, The Sower and His Seed

Another note to myself. Just a little after midnight and I'm laying in bed with some thoughts about my spiritual life, about what it means for me to be spiritual, trying to express something about Christian spirituality in my own experience.

Here is another general rumination with some thoughts added about the parable of the tenants that Jesus told.

Just a personal reflection about who I am and what I'm up to these days. Some thoughts about spiritual life and mine in particular. I hope you find it helpful. Grace and peace to you.

This is audio that I extracted from a video on my YouTube channel, Voices in the Garden. It is a 25 minute reflection on Romans 5: 1-2. I include some brief readings from the little book, Steps to Christ. May God bless you with his grace and peace.

This is a reading with some reflection on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and his walk to the village of Emmaus with two of his disciples. You can find these in Luke 24 and 25.