“And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his...

“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was...

“‘For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them,...

“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Genesis 1:3). “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not...

“‘And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: […] Do not fear what you are about to suffer’” (Revelation 2:8, 10). The church in...

“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil […]. But I have this against...

“For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord...

“Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for...

“And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but...

“We were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too...

“When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, what about this man?’ Jesus said to him, ‘If it is my will that he remain until I come,...

“‘Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide...

“The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices...

“To another [Jesus] said, ‘Follow me.’ But he said, ‘Lord, let me first go and bury my father.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Leave the dead to...

“When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began...

“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one...

“Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to...

“He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love” (Song of Solomon 2:4). Song of Solomon is, quite frankly, a...

Well, it’s Christmas Eve!!!! While tomorrow, Christmas Day, officially marks the end of Advent, the final candle of the Advent wreath is...

Today is the last Sunday of Advent. Christmas Day is on Saturday… which is crazy to think about. Yet another year has flown by, and here...