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Down on Your Knees

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Listen to Today’s Devotion A small cathedral outside Bethlehem marks the supposed birthplace of Jesus. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by silver lamps. You can enter… Down on Your Knees

In the Father’s House

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Listen to Today’s Devotion Some of the saddest words on earth are: “We don’t have room for you.” Jesus knew the sounds of those words. He was still in Mary’s womb when the innkeeper said,… In the Father’s House

Don’t Miss It

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Listen to Today’s Devotion One’s imagination is kindled thinking about the conversation of the innkeeper and his family. Did anyone mention the arrival of the young couple the night before? Did anyone ask about the… Don’t Miss It

Linger Near the Manger

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Listen to Today’s Devotion Christianity was born in one big heavenly interruption. Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds. They had no expectations of excitement. These are sheep they’re watching. We count sheep to go to sleep! Shepherds,… Linger Near the Manger

Searching the Night

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Listen to Today’s Devotion On the night when Jesus was born, I wonder if Joseph prayed, “Father, this all seems so…bizarre. The angel you sent? Any chance you could send another?” You’ve stood where Joseph… Searching the Night

Out on a Limb

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Listen to Today’s Devotion “After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18 NKJV). Joseph was perched firmly on his branch… Out on a Limb

The Way Jesus Came

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Listen to Today’s Devotion It all happened in a moment, a most remarkable moment. God became a man. Heaven opened herself and placed her most precious one in a human womb. Jesus came, not as… The Way Jesus Came

Anything But a King

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Listen to Today’s Devotion In Bethlehem, the human being who best understood who God was and what he was doing was a teenage girl in a smelly stable. As Mary looked into the face of… Anything But a King

The House of God

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Listen to Today’s Devotion When it came time for bed, it’s what our young daughter’s guest wanted more than anything else—to go home! I can’t blame her. When I travel, the hardest part of the… The House of God