The days are growing very short now, as we get closer to Christmas. The day that Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior is nearly the shortest day of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. We choose the darkest day to remember how the True Light came into the world to …
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, ‘The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, “Lo, here!” or “Lo, there!” For behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.’” – Luke 17:20-21 “Keep within. And when they say, …
When there is emptiness inside, we do our best to fill it. With small talk and shopping, with lofty goals and philosophies. Fill it with anything – just stop the hunger pangs of the heart! But these things do not satisfy. Our thoughts and ambitions will not heal us. Dirty rags make poor bandages. Try …
It was just weeks into my freshman year of college in North Newton, Kansas. Eighteen years old. On the cusp of adulthood, I was brash, proud, and naïve. I had no idea – none of us did – what that day would become. It seemed like any other. Bright. Fresh. Full of the hope and …