"The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it."  Revelation 21:26Here's one of the most overlooked promises in Scripture: Revelation says the glory and honor of the nations will be broug...  Read More

"I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God."  Revelation 21:2Most people assume the end goal is escaping Earth to float around in heaven. But notice the direction in R...  Read More

"God saw all that he had made, and it was very good."  Genesis 1:31Ever notice how every beautiful moment eventually ends? That perfect vacation, that delicious meal, that season when everything felt ...  Read More

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John 1:14"The Word became f...  Read More

The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. Isaiah 9:2Isaiah didn't prophesy that people in comfortable circumstances wou...  Read More

We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)...  Read More

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging ...  Read More

At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to the...  Read More

The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, generous inside and out, true from start to finish...  Read More

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing wha...  Read More

“ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:9The word "confess" doesn't mean grovel or beg. It literally means "t...  Read More

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). - Matthew 1:23"Immanuel" means "God with us." This isn't just a nice Christmas phrase, ...  Read More