God grows peace in places that look like dead stumps — situations that seem hopeless, relationships that seem beyond repair, hearts that feel too wounded to heal.  Read More

A teachable heart is one of God’s greatest gifts.   Read More

God designed us for worship — to gather, to rejoice, to return to Him again and again.   Read More

God can transform hatred into healing and make peace possible where it once seemed unimaginable.  Read More

Paul reminds believers that even when the night feels long, the day is already near — and we are called to live as people of the light.  Read More

Jesus’ call to “stay awake” isn’t about fear — it’s about love. It’s about attentiveness to God’s presence and readiness to respond to His movement.  Read More

Advent reminds us that God’s light reaches us before we can reach Him. Christ is the Light who comes into our darkness, even the darkness we cannot name.  Read More

Much of Advent is learning to hope again — to lift our eyes from the walls in front of us to the God who makes mountains of hope rise higher than every obstacle.  Read More

Every Advent delays instant gratification to teach this truth — hope is not passive; it’s patient strength.  Read More

When Paul quotes the imagery — “Put on the armor of light” — he invites believers to wear that prophecy as identity.   Read More

Under the empire, that peace was mostly memory, yet Israel kept singing — believing God’s peace would return. We see many cultures that are marginalized doing the same. Think of the African songs that resonated on American plantations.  Read More

The early church repeated Marana tha — “Come, Lord Jesus.” To them, every sunrise rehearsed that hope. They did not calculate dates; they cultivated faithfulness.  Read More