by Stephanie Nakamura | Dec 21, 2025 | Blog
Because of her unique relationship with Jesus, it’s easy to forget the humanity of Mary, mother of our Lord. We should not forget that she needed to rely on people around her in daily life. Mary’s uniqueness of experience must have also brought with it a kind of...
by Valerie Baggett | Dec 14, 2025 | Blog
And the glory of the LORD will appear, and all humanity together will see it, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. (Isaiah 40:5) The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and...
by Dan Linden | Dec 7, 2025 | Blog
And when Jesus drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” (Luke 19:41,42) If your first language is English, the word “peace” brings to...
by Stephanie Nakamura | Nov 23, 2025 | Blog
One need not look far to see the brokenness of our earthly existence. When considering what it means to expect righteousness, my initial thoughts ran along the lines of how there is a certain futility in expecting to see on earth, right now, the kind of righteousness...
by Valerie Baggett | Nov 17, 2025 | Blog
Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever.” (John 6:51) When I was a girl, we had the best Christmas feast ever at my granny and grandpa’s. The whole family was there – aunts, uncles,...
