Author name: Advent Devotional

Luke 1:26-38 The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a […]

Luke 2:13 “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host…” (Lenox Excerpt) References to angels appear many places in the Bible. It is, however, primarily

(from Lenox) Since the time St. Francis of Assisi first created a live Nativity tableau at Grecchio, Italy, in 1223, the creche has been a beloved part of the Christmas

This two-inch ornament is a china bell in the shape of a young girl. She is dressed in a red full skirt and jacket with a matching hat and holds

It was a Christmas in the early to mid-1960s and in the corner of the living room stood the Meier family Christmas tree. Attracting the most attention that year was

When Rob and I married 12 plus years ago, we began spending Thanksgiving with one of our families and then Christmas with the other, then flip-flopping the following year. Between

In 1982 I received my favorite Christmas ornament. It was a handmade gift from my daughter, Cheryl. She made this bluebird ornament using a pinecone, spray paint, and glitter. Cheryl

After my father’s death in 1982, many of you brought wonderful food to my parents’ home. One particular item was delivered by Rich and Buddy Daniel, a breakfast one-dish meal

The ornament of the shepherd tending his flock declares, “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock.” Luke 2:8. This

One of my most memorable Christmas presents was, probably like a lot of kids, my first bicycle. My sister and I had been asking for a bike for a while.