And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be … [Read more...]

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, … [Read more...]

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and … [Read more...]

During this American Thanksgiving season, John Kieleme offers us his feelings about gratefulness in the midst of “a tiredness stretching deep inside”. At the beginning of increased COVID restrictions recently imposed by my government I, too, am … [Read more...]

What happens in us when “gratitude goes AWOL”? It is an experience every one of us can relate to at some time - perhaps more often that we think. Thank you, Donna, for being real - for telling us about your own experience of elusive gratitude and for … [Read more...]