This Christmas, we are invited to answer Jesus’ prayer by striving for unity in the body of Christ, letting our love and oneness make His presence visible to the world around us.

When the twins returned, Alice discovered Jesus under the couch, illustrating how, like in life, sometimes we need to seek God intentionally to rediscover His presence.

As we celebrate the birth of Jesus and await His return, we can relate to the Israelites’ longing for deliverance and the sense of waiting that often makes our hope feel distant, yet we know Jesus will return to restore all things.

In the midst of Christmas traditions like writing letters to Santa, we are reminded that prayer is not a wish list but a deep connection with our Creator, as taught by Jesus.

While it's natural to seek perfect gifts for loved ones, James reminds us that every good and perfect gift comes from God, who offers the ultimate gift of salvation through Jesus.

In times of fatigue and struggle, we can trust that Jesus sees our challenges from afar and will always arrive in time to offer comfort, rescue, and calm the storms in our lives.

Our discipleship is a process that leads to becoming more and more like Jesus so that our witness is a more clear reflection of God to others.

The essence of Job’s words is this: whatever you are facing today is not the end. Whatever the obstacles, whatever the health crisis, whatever the financial mess, however damaged the relationship, however high the mountain to climb, whatever we face currently, is not the end of our story.

We should always pray and never lose heart because God has already demonstrated his faithfulness to us over and over again.

Greatness equals servanthood in the kingdom of God. Being first is not and is never the goal.

Jesus doesn't need us to perform his miracles. He just needs our courage and our obedience.

The gospel is born and bathed in mystery. At Christmas, let’s not take the wonder for granted.

When we think of WWE, we easily associate The Rock with someone strong. The term applies to the one who saves us, but then the Bible uses a far different word for him, too.

What the world desperately needs to see is the church in full bloom living out the ways of Jesus that he taught us in the Gospels.

“Jesus said that when a disciple is fully trained he will be like his teacher. I don’t know about you but I am not fully there yet. I know a lot of Scripture. But if our ultimate guide and teacher is Jesus, then I have a long way to go.”

What an amazing Savior and King we have! We can sing “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and sense his closeness or listen to “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” and imagine the strength and power of Almighty God.

A favorite post from our archives, this one from October 2021.

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.”

Again and again, Jesus teaches us not to give up, to trust God’s timing, and to keep on praying.

Why did Jesus make such an astonishing statement? And how was it a preview of the marvelous gift he is to us?