Dec 22, 2025 | Sights and Insights
“Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, ‘God is with us.’” – Matthew 1:23 (NRSVUE)Take a moment. Breathe. Sit in stillness.Okay, you are almost there. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, then Christmas...
Dec 15, 2025 | Sights and Insights
By God’s breath ice forms; water’s expanse becomes solid. – Job 37:10 (CEB) With it being so cold this week, I started wondering what biblical symbolism I could find regarding cold weather. The biblical writings, of course, come from a place...
Dec 8, 2025 | Sights and Insights
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and...
Dec 1, 2025 | Sights and Insights
You crown the year with your goodness;your carts overflow with plenty. The wilderness pastures overflow,and the hills are robed with joy.The pastures are clothed with flocksand the valleys covered with grain.They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing. – Psalm...
Nov 24, 2025 | Sights and Insights
I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you[b] will carry it on to...
Nov 17, 2025 | Sights and Insights
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.Many will...
