Daily Advent Devotionals

Candy Canes  (Excerpts from Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas)

Hark the Herald Angels Sing Ruth Ann Hendrix

Hebrews 12:1-2 Audrey Newkirk

December 11, 2022 Xmas (Excerpts from Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas)

Mary Did You Know  Trish Tangman

Psalm 126  

Favorite Christmas Traditions                High School Sunday School Class

O Little Town of Bethlehem Susie Schnitker

Isaiah 9:6-7

December 5, 2022 The True Meaning of Christmas                                                       Michelle Wood As new parents, Steve and I knew we wanted to instill in our children that Jesus is the true meaning of Christmas.  We would have Santa, but not as a main focus in our home.  We put […]

December 4, 2022 Lo! How a Rose Ere Blooming                                                                Judy Wonning Why is this Christmas hymn an advent hymn? Because Isaiah foretold it in Chapter 11: 1-10 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. […]

December 3, 2022 Jeremiah 30:12-22                                                                                    Larry Lewis “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, says the Lord” ~ Jeremiah 30:17 Anyone who lives with chronic pain or illness understands that the idea of “healing” is elusive. Many chronic illnesses […]