by Julie McIlhatton | Dec 3, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
This time of year can bring out the best in people as we think of others, give gifts, and seek to help people who are lonely or less fortunate. But it can also be a time of year when the worst side can be visible too, as parents fight over the last of the year’s most...
by Brittany Salmon | Dec 1, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
In both of the passages we read today, we see women who had so much faith in Jesus that they relentlessly sought out healing, one for her child and the other for herself. I have always loved these stories, but I especially love the story about Jesus in Luke 8. There...
by Sara Lindsey | Nov 29, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
Once upon a time, a much younger me stood in a hospital gift shop in Dallas, Texas and bought a small plaque that had this verse engraved on it: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” –Hebrews 11:1 After much...
by Lyli Dunbar | Nov 26, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
On my kitchen counter you will find two large glass jars filled with colorful slips of paper. My husband placed them side by side next to the coffeemaker a while back, and just looking at them makes me smile. Those dollar store containers hold treasure. Each Sunday...
by Ebos Aifuobhokhan | Nov 24, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. –Romans 15:13 One of the sweetest, most amazing, touching aspects of our relationship with God is how, in His merciful...
by Julie McIlhatton | Nov 22, 2021 | Love God Greatly Posts, The Greatest Gift Given (Advent 2021) |
We use the word “hope” frequently in our conversations. Here in Northern Ireland the weather is always a topic of conversation, and at this time of year you will hear some people saying, “I hope it snows,” while others say,“I hope it doesn’t!” But we also use hope in...