“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” (Genesis 1:3) As I awoke recently, I had a vision of me sitting on a couch in a dark room. I began thinking about this and what it could mean. We have all been in dark rooms before whether…
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Confidence in a Storm
When the apostle Paul was caught in a terrible storm, in Acts 27, he relied on three principles of God to get him through. We can benefit from these too. God’s presence. God is with you. God sent an angel to Paul to let him know that He saw him…
Advent
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Advent
Advent is usually celebrated in the Christian church in the weeks preceding Christmas stressing four topics: hope, peace, joy, and love represented by four candles. Advent is a term from the Latin word adventus, which means coming, the coming of our Savior. The Advent season started in the 1800s in Germany. Immigrants from…
Advent
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.” (Micah 5:2) The word Advent originates from a Latin word “Adventus” which means “coming” or…