Luke 2:1–7; Isaiah 9:2 Christmas Eve is a strange kind of holy tension. It’s the night before everything changes, yet the world doesn’t know it. Streets bustle with last-minute shopping, lights flicker on houses, and dinners are prepared. It looks ordinary. But for God, the extraordinary is about to break…

John 1:9–14 Last night marked the final night of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights—a celebration that began over two thousand years ago when a small group of faithful people reclaimed God’s temple, relit the menorah, and witnessed a flame that lasted far longer than anyone expected. That story reminds us…

Luke 2:8–20 When we picture the first Christmas, our minds often skip straight to the manger. We imagine Joseph and Mary, the animals, the straw, the tiny baby. But the story starts somewhere else — in the fields, with ordinary people, doing ordinary jobs. Shepherds. Shepherds were not religious leaders,…

There’s a detail tucked inside the Christmas story that we don’t talk about much. It’s not in the manger scene. It’s not in our carols. You won’t find it in the shepherd’s fields or in the gifts of the magi. But quietly behind the scenes—long before Mary ever said yes…

Some seasons leave us feeling like something was taken from us—time, opportunities, relationships, confidence, or even parts of ourselves. You look back and think, “That wasn’t supposed to happen like that.” You didn’t plan for the setback. You didn’t expect the betrayal. You didn’t see the storm coming. But there…

Luke 2:1–7 The journey to Bethlehem is one of the quietest parts of the Christmas story, but it may be the most relatable. Not the angels. Not the miracles. Not the prophetic songs. Just two tired people, walking roads they never planned to travel, following a path they didn’t choose.…

Matthew 1:18–25 We don’t talk about Joseph nearly as much as Mary, but his role in the Christmas story is just as world-altering. He doesn’t speak a single recorded word in Scripture, yet his obedience echoes louder than most of us realize. Joseph is the picture of a man whose…

Luke 1:26–38 There’s a moment early in the Christmas story where everything hangs on one word. Before angels split open the sky above the shepherds, before Joseph has his dream, before the journey to Bethlehem, before the manger… there is Mary’s answer. A simple yes. A yes that would cost…

Sometimes the most important work in God’s story doesn’t come with fanfare. It doesn’t make headlines. It doesn’t show up on Instagram. And yet, without it, everything that follows would be impossible. That’s the role John the Baptist played in the story of Jesus’ arrival. And it’s a role that…

When Isaiah looked at the world around him, he didn’t see a story that seemed close to redemption. He saw corruption in leadership. He saw people wandering from God. He saw injustice, idolatry, conflict, fear, and uncertainty about the future. In many ways, Isaiah ministered in a world that feels…