Peace is a central theme of the Advent season but the main focus of the second week of Advent. One of the prophecies about Jesus calls him “the Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6-7). When the angels appeared to the shepherds, they ended their message by saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, Read More →

Joy is something we associate with spontaneous action. Hope, peace, joy, and love are all things that God places in us and should be ongoing attitudes in our lives. However, hope and peace are generally seen as inner qualities. Love is something we do, but also something we cultivate and Read More →

More so than perhaps any of the other advent themes, love is easily misunderstood. We often think of love in purely sentimental terms, thinking it means being happy or being nice. The Bible affirms that sending Jesus into the world was an act of perfect love. Jesus loved people, and yet Read More →