

What's Contentment Go To Do With It?
How many times have you heard the phrase, “Be content in this season”? Sometimes it comes whispered from a friend who is holding you as...


A Celebration of Advent: Christ
Have you ever noticed how beautiful light looks against the darkness? There is something about Christmas lights on a tree or the...


Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love
The fourth Sunday of Advent focuses on love. Love is an extremely tangled up concept in our culture. In our culture love is a fleeting...


Third Sunday of Advent: Joy
The third Sunday of Advent emphasizes joy. In fact, this Sunday is often referred to as Gaudete Sunday after the Latin word for rejoice....


Second Sunday of Advent: Peace
The second Sunday of Advent focuses on peace. Just as hope is woven into Scripture, so too are descriptions of the peace that will be...


First Sunday of Advent: Hope
The first Sunday of Advent focuses on the Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah. This day we are reminded that...


Excellence, Perfection, and Perfectionism
I have been thinking a lot about the difference between these three terms for some time mainly because I have been pondering the...


Walking In Excellence, Not Perfectionism
Several weeks ago, I was speaking with an older lady at my church that I am getting to know a little bit better. I was detailing all the...