This carol is based on a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He penned the poem on Christmas Day, 1863, during the American Civil War. This honest de...

Baby Jesus By Elisa Morgan Every year when I pull out Christmas decorations, I find one box containing multiple nativities that I've collected over the years...

The mystery of Christmas - the King comes as a child. Blessings as you worship him! Elisa What Child Is This? What Child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary'...

God With Us By Elisa Morgan Emmanuel. It means "God with us." This time of year, we celebrate God coming to be with us in the birth of his Son, Jesus. John w...

We just celebrated Easter ... have you realized the hope Jesus died to provide? Elisa Hope Realized By Carla Foote Last fall I planted new bulbs in my own ga...

Listen to the Stones By Elisa Morgan Do you believe that stones - everyday rocks - actually have voices? Have you ever stopped to listen? I stubbed my toe on...

Holy By Elisa Morgan As I stand in church in December and sing "O Holy Night, " I am pulled into reflecting on the utter holiness of God. Then I connect this...

The "unexpected" can warp our Christmas preparations in surprising ways. As we turn the corner from Thanksgiving into Christmas, Pat Layton shares a story of...

Before you even BEGIN to think about this coming Christmas, STOP and read Alexandra Kuykendall’s words as she reminds us of what we tend to forget, and there...

KABOOM! By Elisa Morgan Life has a way of exploding unpredictably before us. KABOOM! You find twenty bucks in a parking lot. KABOOM! You're promoted. KABOOM!...

He is risen! Now what? Living in the light of the resurrection, we are filled with hope and power. Except when we get stuck on the "can't possibly do's" in o...

Christmas is supposed to be one of those lovely seasons - right? Except when it's not. Except when it's broken. Here we are, just a few short days after Chri...

Christmas Isn't Over By Elisa Morgan Is your tree still up? Your lights still a twinkling? The carols still a playing? This is the week we box Christmas up a...

Christmas Changes Everything By Elisa Morgan When did Christmas become Christmas to you? When did it become more than Santa and stockings and presents? When ...

What is your heritage? Swedish ... Hispanic ... African ... Dutch? How does your earthly heritage shape your spiritual life? Read on as Erin Reynolds layers ...

As we walk through Holy Week, consider the action of this woman who loved extravagently ... Elisa Live Loved By Elisa Morgan While he was in Bethany, reclini...

What's the best Christmas present you ever received? A shiny bike? Your first cellphone? An engagement ring? Most of us can name something rather quickly. Bu...

In our family, I’ve been partial to the Thanksgiving craft of hand-made turkeys. You know, where you trace your around your hand on a sheet of construction p...