Hope Restored: How God Restores the Brokenhearted | Susan G. Mathis
I’m delighted to welcome back award-winning author Susan G. Mathis, who brings history and faith to life through her Thousand Islands fiction series. In this post, she introduces her newest story, Irish Rose Orphans’ Christmas, and reflects on how God restores the...
Guard Your Heart From the Christmas Bandits
Do you remember the “Wet Bandits” in the original “Home Alone” movie? I’ve met another kind of bandit that cases our homes—the Christmas bandits. In a familiar parable, Jesus described four types of soil that show how our heart condition determines whether the...
All I Want for Christmas Is Christ: A Journey of Surrender
“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” ~ 2 Corinthians 9:15 NIV One year, as Christmas approached, I found my “to-do” list growing by the yard as the days to Christmas disappeared. Feeling a sense of panic, I sat down with the Lord. As I listed each burden in...
Embracing the True Miracle of Christmas
Did this minister think we could make ourselves good enough for Christ? Didn’t he know what the Scriptures say about the condition of the human heart apart from grace?
