Category: A Faith in Process

We are made in the image of the ultimate Creator, so creativity is in our DNA. (unknown) “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun.” Mary Lou Cook There is no limit to the creativity God has instilled in us. (unknown) The call within your soul to create is…

This new, young year is a blank canvas. How we fill it is up to each of us. “Make New Year’s goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you’re interested in fully living life in the…

“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but for potential.” Ellen Goodman ********** Therefore, if anyone is…

“The future is as bright as the promises of God.”William Carey **********     I am the Eternal One.        I Am is My name.        My beauty is unique, a weighty splendor all My own.    And nothing else—no idols could possibly gain My praise.  Look here, what’s done is done and gone.        The now is new, and there’s hope in the not-yet.    I will tell you what’s…

“The end of the year is always a good time to reflect on our spiritual progress. Whether you set goals at the beginning of this year or not, it is certainly good to ask where you have been this year and whether you are heading in the right direction.”Christopher Perry ********** “Year-end is a time…

“When the song of the angel is stilledWhen the star in the sky is goneWhen the kings and princes are homeWhen the shepherds are back with their flockThe work of Christmas begins:To find the lostTo heal the brokenTo feed the hungryTo release the prisonerTo rebuild the nationsTo bring peace among brothers and sistersTo make music in the heart.”Howard Thurman…

“The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when He gave a gift beyond words, the unspeakable gift of His Son.” Robert Flatt ********** On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and…

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:1-3 NIV After they had heard the king, they went on their…

“Christmas has a deeper significance to followers of Jesus. It’s not all about the gifts underneath Christmas trees or the elaborate meals served in extravagantly decorated homes. Christmas is the season of Immanuel. We celebrate the good news that He is near, that He cares for us, and that He transforms lives. His presence was…

“We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly: Let Him rejoice.” Pope Paul VI