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A new year. New resolutions. New virus variants. New neighbors. New clothes. There’s a lot of newness right now. Do you sometimes long for something old as well? Something familiar? Something more constant? Jesus said he’s making everything new. Yet he’s also constant and will not change. All the good about him will remain forever,…

There’s beauty in the snow. It’s a blanket of white across the valley today. Fresh. Pure. Clean. Are you feeling less than pure? Is your heart more filthy than clean? God has good news for you. Look out the window. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18).

To: Sarah. From: Mom. The Christmas gifts last week had labels like that to make it clear who the gift was from and who it was for. It’s nice to see a gift that says, “To: You.” There’s a gift that didn’t make it under the tree this year, but it’s for you. It’s a…

We adore what we admire. We praise what we deem wonderful. We sing to and give great worth to whatever has the power to make us whole. For thousands of years, people have gathered to worship Jesus. They sing to him, praise him, and list all the ways he makes them whole. People have especially…

Christmastime can get busy and complicated. It’s also sometimes the most beautiful when we keep it simple. The message of Christmas is complicated and profound. But it’s also quite straightforward. God loves you. That’s why he gave you the Christmas gift of his own Son. That’s why he did it all for you. That’s why…

What does Christmas mean? What does it mean that God became one of us? What are the implications of having God come here, be born outdoors, and lie helpless in a manger? What are we to make of the fact that God, as Jesus, lived through the worst pain and difficulty when he was on…