by Angela Perritt | Dec 8, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy. So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you. – Psalm 30:11-12 Only God can turn wailing into dancing. Only God can...
by Melissa Fuller | Dec 6, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
With five young kids, our house is pretty much a hurricane of chaos from the time the alarm goes off in the morning until bedtime. There is always a meal to prepare, a storybook to read, a mess to clean, supplies to be ordered, a child to correct, a fight to defuse....
by Julie McIlhatton | Dec 3, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
This time of year can bring out the best in people as we think of others, give gifts, and seek to help people who are lonely or less fortunate. But it can also be a time of year when the worst side can be visible too, as parents fight over the last of the year’s most...
by Brittany Salmon | Dec 1, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
In both of the passages we read today, we see women who had so much faith in Jesus that they relentlessly sought out healing, one for her child and the other for herself. I have always loved these stories, but I especially love the story about Jesus in Luke 8. There...
by Sara Stevens | Nov 29, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
Once upon a time, a much younger me stood in a hospital gift shop in Dallas, Texas and bought a small plaque that had this verse engraved on it: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” –Hebrews 11:1 After much...
by Lyli Dunbar | Nov 26, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
On my kitchen counter you will find two large glass jars filled with colorful slips of paper. My husband placed them side by side next to the coffeemaker a while back, and just looking at them makes me smile. Those dollar store containers hold treasure. Each Sunday...