
Make Room for Joy3rd Sunday of Advent You may be packing your BAGS to travel for the holidays, but leave your BAGGAGE behind.Let go of negativity and free yourself to

Make Room for Joy3rd Sunday of Advent You may be packing your BAGS to travel for the holidays, but leave your BAGGAGE behind.Let go of negativity and free yourself to

Ministry of the ChildAnn Hammond Everyone who heard it was amazed at what the shepherds told them. Luke 2:18 We can learn so very much from the ministry of children.

The Arrival of Joy & HopeJo BurkhardtWhen each new year begins, it seems Christmas is so far away. Yet, so quickly, here we are again. This time of year brings

“And God himself is born,” a Christmas hymn devotionbased on the hymns of Charles Wesley (1707-1788) We begin life remarkably vulnerable. Infants cannot care for themselves but need loving adults

Savior of the Nations, Come – UMH214Allen Barbee Everything in our lives is incredibly fast-paced. Our electronics are constantly updating, our buildings are being modernized and built, there’s always a

NativitiesLee TurnerOne of the family Christmas traditions we have at our house is displaying our collection of nativities. St. Francis of Assisi set up the first nativity scene in 1223.

Make Room for HopeSECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Mary said,“With all my heart I glorify the Lord! …He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered those with arrogant

Holidays and FamilyDawn PowellTo me, the holiday season is all about the F’s: faith, family, friends, and yes, football. Carson and I have created our own little family with our

GRACE AND MERCYKathryn RodriguezWe all face adversity of different kinds. We think we can handle it all and then we discover we can’t. We search for our own understanding of

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMASMellie O’Keefe, Chamblee Methodist Kindergarten Director As my family and I begin to prepare for Advent I always look for ways to better prepare us. My friend Lisa