Provide: Advent Day 18
Isaiah 61:1-4 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and……
Tag: grief
Comfort: Advent Day 17
Job 21:34 How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood. –Job, responding to Zophar I’m sure I’ve never selected a passage from Job for these Advent devotions, but 2020 seems……
News: Advent Day 15
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ I know there has been good news in the midst……
Carry: Advent Day 14
Isaiah 40:11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom; and gently lead the mother sheep. I keep returning to Isaiah. The promise to a people……
Tenderly: Advent Day 8
*I feel compelled to offer a trigger warning here, as I’ll be writing about suicide and the guilt experienced by survivors.* Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that……
Remember: Advent Day 7
Psalm 42:4-6 These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. Why are you cast down, O my……
Known: Advent Day 4
Psalm 38:9 O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you. What remains when the words run out? On a familiar trail, accompanied by setting sun, I kneel for a closer look at……
Open: Advent Day 1
Ezekiel 37:11-14 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.” Therefore prophesy, and say to them,……
Rhythm of Connection
Dear friends, Today’s worship service is the third in a four-part series inspired by Rebekah Lyons’ book, Rhythms of Renewal. It has been such a joy for me to collaborate with my dear friend, Amanda Schultz Garcia, on an August……
In the Breaking
Dear friends, I pray this message finds you well. I am so grateful to be walking this journey alongside all of you. Here is today’s worship service: Today’s sermon is based on Luke 24: 13-35: 13Now on that same day……