Availability as a Leader
These are my teaching notes from a short session on being available as a leader, which I taught at the Prairie Student Leadership Retreat on January 12, 2013. — “How can I lead people into…
Lord, Show Your Face
Lord, I confess I do not occupy myself with great and marvellous things (Ps. 131:1). Be my refuge, to whom I continually come (Ps. 71:3). You show your face to the righteous (Ps. 11:7); …
In God’s Favour
I decided to pick up and read Jonathan Edwards’ “Religious Affections.” I have had this book on my reading list for some time, and now I finally feel like I will have the time to…
Advent Day 23: For All People
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone…
Advent Day 22: Good News Of Great Joy
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone…
Advent Day 21: Fear Not
To wrap up the last few days of Advent, I will be going through the passage in Luke that tells of the angels’ appearance to the shepherds. And in the same region there were shepherds…
Advent Day 20: Birth, Not Beginning
When a child is conceived, it is the beginning of a new life. This person who never existed before suddenly exists and there is a new person made in the image of God. This was…
Advent Day 19: The Kingdom of Christ
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and…
Advent Day 18: The Danger of Christ
When God sent Jesus into the world as a human, he was sending his only Son into a dangerous situation. God knew the world would reject Jesus. He knew they would whip him and beat…
Advent Day 16: The Second Advent
When Christ came the first time 2000 years ago, God fulfilled his plan to make a new covenant with his people (Jeremiah 31:31). This new covenant also includes all people who will follow Christ. This…
Advent Day 14: Why the World Needs Jesus
I have decided to make today’s devotional a response to the Sandy Hook School shooting. On Friday, December 14, 2012, America was once again shaken by another school massacre. A young man left his home…
Advent Day 12: The Real Thing
I really like the analogy John Piper gives regarding the coming of Christ: Here’s an Advent illustration for kids (and for those of us who used to be kids and remember what it was like).…