Advent Devotions – December 7th

Luke 2:5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. So there was Mary, committed to her beloved Joseph, waiting on the birth of her first child, and facing a long and arduous journey to a foreign city. I am...

Advent Devotions – December 6th

  Advent Devotions – December 6th Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. Perhaps your travel plans have changed this year, even been put...

Advent Devotions – December 5th

Luke 2:3  And everyone went to his own town to register. When we register something, we record it. A cash register receipt gives us a record of our purchase. We register our cars with DMV to verify they belong to us. We register for classes at college, so when we...

Advent Devotions – December 4th

Advent Devotions – December 4th Luke 2:2 This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. Do you remember your first Christmas growing up? Your first Christmas coming home from college? After moving away and coming back? Your...

Advent Devotions – December 2nd

Luke 2:1: In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. A decree can be a declaration, judgment, announcement, a ruling. It is something one takes seriously!  What is your life announcing today to  your entire...

Advent Devotions – December 1st

Advent Devotions – December 1st Luke 2:1: “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.” In those days… What do you remember when you think of Christmas past? What memories come to mind,...