The reality is that faith and works do not contradict each other – they compliment one another. Christian "faith" is about trusting in what God has done for us, and then "works" is the evidence of what God has done in us. Those who follow Jesus should have both: internal faith and external works.

Busyness, restlessness, and lack of Sabbath plague our culture; we struggle to truly rest well. Yet, God's invitation to us is to Sabbath – to find true rest. What if 2023 was not about hustling or accomplishing goals, but a year of Sabbath?

What’s the best gift you’ve received? For Simeon and Anna, it was meeting Jesus! Like Simeon, we realize that Jesus is the only gift that will make us whole and give us peace. As we celebrate Christmas (the arrival of the best gift ever), don’t forget to thank the giver and share the joy with everyone around you!

Jesus is born in order to make room for people who did not make room for Him, because God does not want to be without us.

John the Baptist is such an interesting, challenging character in the Bible – but what made him so great? What questions should his life cause us to ask ourselves regarding greatness?

God chooses Mary to give birth to the Messiah, because she is a person of deep, hidden faithfulness. Mary consents to God's plan and becomes the paradigm of human obedience to the will of God.

In Luke chapter 1 we are introduced to Zechariah and Elizabeth – a remarkable couple who teach us how to wait patiently on the Lord which is, in part, what the season of Advent is all about.

This generation faces many challenges amidst a rapidly changing cultural climate; yet they also have a great capacity to love, serve others, and fight for justice. We'll look at a few trends in youth culture, and what we can do to help them discover their identity in Christ.

It is not happy people who are grateful, but grateful people who are happy. Psalm 100 succinctly and joyfully expresses Scripture's assertion that our most appropriate response to God is gratitude.

Sorry is an essential prayer, because we make a lot of mistakes and commit a lot of sins. But, instead of dreading confession, we learn to embrace it when we see it as the path to wholeness.