by Matt Yoder | Dec 19, 2015 | Advent Devotional
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” ― Bob Hope “Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ” ― Mary Ellen Chase Christmas is...
by Matt Yoder | Dec 18, 2015 | Advent Devotional
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world...
by Matt Yoder | Dec 17, 2015 | Advent Devotional
Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘See, God, I have come to do your...
by Matt Yoder | Dec 16, 2015 | Advent Devotional
Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine, Love was born at Christmas, Star and Angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love Incarnate, Love Divine, Worship we our Jesus, But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, Love be yours and...
by Matt Yoder | Dec 14, 2015 | Advent Devotional
Sometimes it’s the journey, not the destination. As we enter the fourth and final week of Advent, it’s a helpful reminder that this season is a journey. A journey of faith, a journey of discernment, and a journey of discovery. We journey with the people of...