December 4 Abraham  Field of Stars             On old man receives a promise—he will be the father of a great nation more numerous than the stars of the heavens. Life is full of promises—spring, pregnancies, first day of school, a wedding, planting seeds. What keeps us hoping even when life’s circumstances suggest the promise is empty? Faith!

December 3 Noah.  The ark             Humans are frail creatures prone to misdeeds, so bad that God desired to start over again. Ever long to wipe your life clean—start over without the mistakes, errors, pains, and sorrows of the past? How much water would be needed to do just that? God needed a global flood to cleanse

December 2 Cain and Abel. A stone altar             Out of jealousy, Cain killed his brother Abel. How often, motivated by jealousy, do we “kill” others. There are many ways to kill without taking life—slander, gossip, mistreatment. How we deal with bouts of jealousy is what is important. Take a moment to count your blessings. After

December 1 Adam and Eve. An Apple             It slithers up, oiling the lies so they become easy to swallow. Evil makes passions like jealousy, hate, anger, unchecked power, greed and dishonesty seem alright. We are weak. We forget at what cost our inability to resist comes. Yet, aware of our weakness, to redeem us, a

November 30 Creation. The Earth             “Let there be light!” These four words set into motion a power stronger than the chaos, the darkness, the raging winds. Out of the nothingness that had been before, came everything—and it was good! Since God created all from nothing, conquering darkness and chaos, imagine what God can do in