Advent 2025, Week 3: Psalm 139, Part 4 This guest post is by Molly Stouffer, a ministry student at Regent University. In Psalm 139, verse 12, when David explains that the dark is not too dark for God, it’s because the night is bright as the day. But how? To understand this, think about theContinue reading “The significance of the night being bright as day for God”
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A new light is shining in the darkness
Advent 2025, Week 4 – John’s Light of Christmas Past/Present/Future, Part 2 What is the darkness in your life? Maybe it is in a relationship. Maybe it is inside you, like anxiety, which is a part of my life, or depression. These long dark nights, like yesterday, the winter solstice. The longest, darkest night ofContinue reading “A new light is shining in the darkness”
Difficult family relationships at the holidays
Advent 2025, Week 4 – John’s Light of Christmas Past/Present/Future, Part 1 I have a friend from college who, together with his wife, have experienced numerous difficulties in parenting. Our kids are about the same age, and they even had three boys then a girl just like us. One of their sons married, then soonContinue reading “Difficult family relationships at the holidays”
Why display lights for Christmas? – Christmas 2022, Part 1
One of the reasons I enjoy driving on a clear evening during the holidays is that there are so many Christmas lights out. In my opinion, LED technology has enhanced Christmas lights. They are precise and bright and fairly inexpensive. There are people who put candles in their windows, or throw a few lights aroundContinue reading “Why display lights for Christmas? – Christmas 2022, Part 1”
The Bible is not the only Word of God [False ideas Christians believe about…the Bible. Part 1]
Did you know there is another more ancient Word of God than the Bible? Keep reading to learn about it. Last week I started a series in which I am looking at common sayings Christians use and believe, thinking those sayings are biblical, but they are actually false, not in the Bible. OR the sayingsContinue reading “The Bible is not the only Word of God [False ideas Christians believe about…the Bible. Part 1]”
Give More…coupons?
This past Sunday the theme was Give More, and AC suggests that, instead of giving presents, we should give presence. Give the gift of spending time building relationships with people. This idea flows from the example of our Lord who gave us the gift of himself. In John 1 we learn that “the Word becameContinue reading “Give More…coupons?”
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