We open this series by examining how God's care in the book of Ruth shows us his care for the seemingly ordinary struggles in our life and His willingness to work in the midst of our messiness. We reflect on how we can lean on Jesus in life's messes while looking to bring Christ's love into the messes of others.

We're all too used to empty words and broken promises. However, we have a God who means every word he says and keeps every promise he makes. We are called to hold onto this truth and to embody it with our words as well, giving the world people who are reliable and dependable in their words.

We know that the victory is won and Jesus is coming back, but for now we wait. We explore the final words of the Bible for guidance on what we do during this waiting, and how we remember the past, live in the present, and look to the future.

When in a battle, there is great joy when the king comes to fight and win for His people. We sing joy to the world because on the first Christmas, the king came to save us. We discuss what this means for us and how to let "every heart prepare him room."