Holidays

A few years ago, my daughter Shannon created a series of Advent Meditations through her blog--a space for entering more deeply into God's story through Scripture, art, and creative response. They're short and work their way chronologically through the Bible...

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) NOTE: We are pausing the final week of e-meds...

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Many times in the Bible we see the mightiness...

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Odd as it sounds, the coming Messiah, Jesus...

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) At the birth of Jesus Christ the Messiah, the...

18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her,...

Remembering the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ never gets old. For many, many people, this is the first time remembering our Lord's birth in a very profound and personal way. For those of us who have an alive relationship with Him, we never tire of...

Now's the time to begin a new year with E-Meds.  Starting tomorrow (Jan. 3, 2022), we will have five themes, one for each weekday. Most of these will be longer than the traditional E-Med length, but we hope you find these worth your while: Mondays - God's...

Photo by Dan Kiefer on UnsplashMy Christmas after coming to Christ overwhelmed me. With the aroma of dinner wafting in from the kitchen, I sat alone, fixated on the nativity scene under the tree.  Talking and laughter emanated from the other room, drowned...

Merry Christmas! This is the time of year for gift giving, and we at E-Med(itations) want to GIVE YOU A FREE GIFT. Our devotional commentaries are available online for free. Did you know we have 10 complete series of E-Meds? You can begin with any of these...

How shall we think about what is coming in this new year? If we could see into the future, even one day or one hour, we could become immensely wealthy by perfectly timing our investments in the stock markets or be assured that all our bets would win. Yet,...

With each passing decade of motherhood, we gradually exchange perishable beauty for the imperishable kind. It starts when we are young, our bellies expanding to grow and nourish children. Stretch marks and loose skin arrive, perhaps to stay, sometimes...