Celebrating Advent: 6 Unique Traditions Around the World
By Daisy Urgiles3 min read
Processions, baking, hanging red lanterns—and roller skating to church—mark this Advent season.
Prayer
Holy Is His Name
For the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name.—Luke 1:49 (NIV)
Start Your Day with This Traditional Prayer
By Cynthia Ruchti2 min read
We cannot know what awaits us as the old gives way to the new, but we can make a prayer, a promise, to follow Him.
God’s Provision
God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glories in Christ Jesus.—Philippians 4:19 (NIV)
Holy Habit: Pray Your Way into New Year’s Day
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
With these five prayers, turn the transition from one year to next into a spiritual one with devotion and fellowship.
Earnestly Contend for Faith
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.—Jude 1:3 (KJV)
Faith in the Face of Injustice
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.—Genesis 50:20 (NIV)
How to Pray Over Your Advent Wreath
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
As you light a new candle every Sunday until Christmas, pray with hope and the certainty that Jesus is here to change our lives.
Thanksgiving Eve Praise
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.—Psalm 136:1 (ESV)
Balm for a Restless Heart
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.—Psalm 34:10 (NIV)
A Christmas Prayer for Those Who Are Lonely and Forgotten
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
During a season of gatherings and celebrations, it is especially important to remember those who lack family and friends.
An Advent Practice: Pray Your Way to the Manger
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
Here’s a guide to an ancient tradition that can be shared with others, the “O Antiphons” of Advent.
