What is Advent? Ad•vent \ ad-vent Advent is from the Latin word adventus which means “coming.” During the four weeks before Christmas churches remember the first advent when the Lord Jesus Christ came roughly 2,000 years ago as our Savior and look forward to the second advent when He will return as king and judge…
“One of Abraham Lincoln’s earliest political enemies was Edwin M. Stanton. He called Lincoln a “low cunning clown” and “the original gorilla.” “It was ridiculous for people to go to Africa to see a gorilla,” he would say, “when they could find one easily in Springfield, Illinois.” Lincoln never responded to the slander, but when,…
Recently, I have been challenged to be silent before the Lord. With seven people and another on the way, our home is filled with noise and busyness. In American culture today there is a lot of noise. It takes work to turn down the noise. Absolute silence is nearly impossible, even at this hour I hear…
On This Date: December 29th 140 years ago at 7:30pm. If you have grown up attending worship services where hymns were/are sung, you are probably familiar with the hymn “I Will Sing of My Redeemer” the lyrics of the song are as follows. I will sing of my Redeemer and His wondrous love to me; on…