A few times each year we get our members together to pray and discuss what's next for our church. Last week we enjoyed time together as a family and prayed for God to bless this next season.

For all the hype and pomp and glamour of the musical Hamilton - arguably one of the more influential and important works of art in in our culture over the last decade - those four words: “Forgiveness. Can you imagine?” somehow resonate as some of the loudest.

Have you ever been hurt repeatedly by someone you love? I’ll bet you weren’t waiting anxiously for them with open arms the next time you saw them. No, quite the opposite.

Today we’re encouraged to take a moment and look to Mary the mother of Jesus, for through her loving example we’re reminded: we too, are the children of God.

My four-year-old daughter, Clara, is extremely creative and hungry for life. She puts her creative mind to use when it comes to asking for dozens if not hundreds of Christmas presents.

Historically, the Advent season emphasizes waiting for Christ's birth but, even more so, waiting for his final return. Why?

If you were turn on the television today, every commercial would try to tell you that this time of year should be filled with overflowing joy and happiness… The problem is, it simply isn’t true, and to believe so is incredibly harmful.