by Liesl Spitz | Dec 16, 2021 | Devotions
Before brothers James and John, before the apostle Peter or the evangelizer Paul, before the magi or the shepherds heard the news, there were two witnesses to the miracle of a Messiah coming in the flesh. Two women, Mary and Elizabeth, would bear this miracle into the...
by Hans Jorgensen | Dec 10, 2021 | Devotions
In Luke 3, John the Baptizer is an imposing feature. John speaks with authority, and all kinds of people come from all over the countryside to be baptized. Luke 3 says even tax collectors came out to the wilderness to be baptized. You can hear that was a little...
by Liesl Spitz | Dec 3, 2021 | Devotions
This summer Kenan and I (Liesl) took a trip to Denali National Park, where we backpacked for nine days in the wilderness. This was my first time hiking and camping where there were no trails or designated campsites, navigating instead by compass and topographic map....