Amongst all the busyness…let us not forget to behold Christ our Lord! Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holiday season keep you from being intentional about focusing your heart on Christ.

There are so many things we don’t understand. I have to confess that I still find God’s ways confusing at times. But here’s what I do understand: God may not explain himself, but he always gives himself.

In this excerpt from Spirit-Filled Singing, author Ryanne Molinari shows readers that when we sing together, and the fruit of the Spirit is evident in us, it sounds like the love of God.

There is personal comfort in Christmas. It’s good, but it ought not to end with us. The comfort of Christ is meant to move through his comforted people to a hurting world.

Hope rooted in Christ doesn’t pretend things aren’t hard. It looks right at the pain and still stands.

In this excerpt from How Church Could (Literally) Save Your Life, author and speaker Rebecca McLaughlin shows readers the benefits the local church has on the mental health of her members.

Doing this one thing has saved me so much unnecessary angst and struggle, and I believe it honors the Lord and blesses others.

This Christmas season, we need nothing more than to see the meaning of the manger. It offers a sure and certain knowledge that he knows, that he cares, that he saves, and that he will be with us through to the very end, right on into eternity.

In this excerpt from How to Remember, songwriter and author Andrew Osenga shows readers how Jesus, the man of sorrows, is able to meet us uniquely in our suffering and lament.

Keep moving towards gratitude and pausing upon it today. You’ll find yourself all the richer with every thanks, for you’ll discover yourself both humbled and dearly loved. 

Did you catch that? God specifically gives us insight into his will, and right there in his will is this simple phrase: “give thanks in all circumstances.”

In this excerpt from All Things Together, pastor and author Heath Hardesty shows readers how Jesus reshapes our imagination to make us his faithful apprentices.