devotional

What’s Next for Faith-Filled Families

Last year the Lilly Endowment awarded Virginia Theological Seminary a generous grant to launch a new initiative called Faith-filled Families: […]

This year, I want to slow down and savor the Advent season.

When the pool opens for the season, my kids want to be there.

While I’m grateful for my kids’ spiritual maturation, I long for the tactical faith-at-home rituals of their younger years.

These stories open my eyes and my heart to the work of God in the world in important and necessary ways.

We do not keep elves on any of our shelves to send behavior reports to the North Pole. Christ came for us while we were yet on the naughty list.

As citizens of heaven, in Advent we wait for the day of the Lord. Author Christine McSpadden offers wisdom for the season.