All posts by: Julian DeShazier

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Monday, December 14 – “@John_the_B”by Sarah Jones This is John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” John confessed (he didn’t deny but confessed), “I’m not the Christ.” They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” John said, “I’m not.” “Are you the […]

Saturday, December 12 – “Rejoice”by Sergio Centeno Philippians 4:4-5 (New International Version Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. LyricsJoy to the worldJoy to the worldJoy to the world, the Lord is comeLet earth receive her KingLet every heart prepare Him roomAnd […]

Thursday, December 10 – “Who Shall We Be?”By Sarah Jones Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be? You must live holy and godly lives, waiting for and hastening the coming day of God. Because of that day, the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the […]

Wednesday, December 9 – “More than ‘I’ alone”by Lois Snavely Isaiah 61:1-4 (Common English Bible)The Lord God’s spirit is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release for captives, and liberation for prisoners, to proclaim the […]

How Shall These Things Be?By Denise Hill “You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High…’How will this be,’ Mary asked…” (Luke 1:31-2; 34 NIV)  (When you have a moment, […]

Thursday, December 3 – “If You Stay Ready”By Sarah Jones Mark 13:24-37 “But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the angels in heaven and not the Son. Only the Father knows. Watch out! Stay alert!”  Over this summer, I interned as a chaplain at Rush Medical Center.  During those three months, […]

They—“For others, in spite of myself, from myself” By José Francisco Morales Torres  “Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and […]