“In thinking through what it might look like to follow the pattern outlined in Leviticus 25 of six years of growth followed by one year of rest, reflection and resetting, I realized we would need to be creative…,” writes Jennifer Rash.
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.
“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.