by Kit | Dec 27, 2016 | Advent Reflections
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. -Romans 5:5 On this 20-degree day after Christmas, a little boy across the street bounces with...
by Kit | Dec 20, 2016 | Advent Reflections
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. -Psalm 23:6 Before my dad lost his battle with lung cancer, he helped me memorize Psalm 23. The year I graduated from high school,...
by Kit | Dec 14, 2016 | Advent Reflections
Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen?” -Luke 1:34 It’s morning as Garth and I stand together at the kitchen window, cradling glasses of fresh-pressed juice and watching the snow fall. “You have to make your health priority...
by Kit | Dec 9, 2016 | Advent Reflections, Pin-couragement
“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” —Matthew 2:2 Today I’m pondering God’s global influence to draw to himself all whose hearts are prepared. Bringing peace to those who...
by Kit | Dec 8, 2016 | Advent Reflections
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?” —Matthew 2:1–2 Is it possible to pity and envy someone at the same time? He caught my eye...