Read Psalm 8 and Philippians 4:11b-13. 0. Lord, how can I serve you in this new year? How can I act so as to glorify you? What can I do for the benefit of my neighbor? Give me some goal I can pursue, some direction, some purpose. Should I fast? Seek Read more…
Read Philippians 4:4-9. In his concluding exhortations to the Philippians, Paul says “rejoice in the Lord always.” Perhaps not feeling that this was emphatic enough, he doubles down, “again I will say, rejoice!” The mature Christian life should be characterized by joy. In the face of celebration or of sorrow, Read more…
Read John 20:11-18. Why are you weeping? (John 20:13) Angels seem usually to appear to announce big news. You are going to have more descendants than there are stars in the sky. You are going to have a baby. To you is born a savior. But these angels have only Read more…