So many Bible app users looked up Philippians 4:6 last year, that it became the most engaged verse of 2024, according to YouVersion founder and CEO Bobby Gruenewald.
“Simply put, if you’re always waiting for tomorrow, you might be terribly disappointed when it arrives,” writes pastor Adam Dooley.
“I have a big heart for the broken, the prodigals and the outcasts, for I have been all those things, but I remember the love of a Father who never once turned His back on me,” writes Shea Lowery of Entrusted Hope Ministries.
“Why does all this matter?” asks pastor Adam Dooley. “Simply put, Christianity crumbles if Jesus Christ was not born of a virgin in Bethlehem.” He explains why.
“Just as Christmas evokes emotions and triggers our senses, a good disciple-maker should be comfortable helping people interact with things that make them think, cope and be nurtured toward maturity,” writes Mark Snowden.
How can we have hope in these desperate times? Take comfort in these Christmas truths:
Between songs at their sold-out “Drummer Boy Christmas” performance at the Grand Ole Opry on Dec. 17, Joel Smallbone, along with his brother Luke of the Christian band For King and Country, mentioned it was an evening of firsts.
“As a Christian I’ve always been intrigued by the word “nature.” What exactly is nature? … Translation for us common folks: Nature is order. It is design,” writes Ken Lass. He later asks how people can deny the reality of a creator.
