Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 23 By Matt Mobley Remaining Vigilant Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:6 The Christmas of 2008 I found myself in the mountains of Afghanistan serving as an Infantry Platoon Leader. We had already been in the country eleven months and the men were tired and combat-weary. For this […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 22 By Martha Pierce What is Christmas? Read: John 14:27 Peace I leave with you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Christmas is not just toy trains, dolls, and magnificent food. […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 21 By Beth Cooper-Libby, Director of CSUMC Preschool I See Jesus! Read: Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. It’s a familiar sight here at CSUMC. Although most people call it the “Jesus statue,” the name of it is […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 20 By Pat Freeland, Chair of Church Council The Loss of Innocents Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 19 By Suzanne Matheny The Mystery of Incarnation Read: Luke 9:46-48 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said to them, Whoever […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 18 By Laine Thomas Finding Joy in the Morning Read: Psalm 30:5 …Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. It’s been a tough year in my family. Last July, we said goodbye to my amazing grandmother. At the end of June […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 17, Evening By Katie Strangis, Director of Communications Any Day but Today Read: Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Any day but today, I thought, when my water broke at 4 am. I knew she would arrive […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 17, Morning By Rev. Rick Isbell, Retired Minister of Discipleship Expect the Unexpected this Advent Read: Luke 1:5-55 For nearly 30 years one of my neighbors and I hardly spoke to one another. It was not because anything had happened between us. Our lives just never […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 16 By Katie Heatherly Fall On Your Knees Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NKJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 15 By Dr. Dwight Wade Precious Gifts Often Overlooked Read: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. (NRSV) Absorbing the evening TV news is particularly wrenching in our era, as much of what is reported […]
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