For Your Heart Today Advent reminds us that peace is not something we manufacture—it is something God forms within us. From Eden’s wholeness to Isaiah’s promise, from the angels’ song in Bethlehem to Jesus’ own words to His disciples, Scripture tells a story of peace that moves through history and into our hearts. This is a peace that steadies us when life feels overwhelming, a peace that holds u...

For Your Heart Today Every year, A Charlie Brown Christmas captures something many of us feel but rarely say out loud—that even in a season filled with lights, music, and tradition, our hearts can still feel a little off, a little empty, a little unsure of what’s missing. Advent permits us to name that ache. It is the season where God invites us to be honest about our longings: for peace, for hea...

For Your Heart Today As we enter Thanksgiving week, many of us prepare to gather around tables filled with food, gratitude, and tradition. Yet for followers of Jesus, this season is more than a celebration — it is an invitation to step into truth, lament, justice, and hope. Today’s message calls us to love the stranger, confront the myths we’ve inherited, and see Thanksgiving through a gospel len...

For Your Heart Today As we move toward the holiday season—when families, friendships, and expectations collide—Jesus invites us into a deeper, quieter work of the heart. He invites us to consider the “strangers we know”—the parents, siblings, partners, friends, and even church family who feel distant, wounded, or complicated. The parable of the prodigal son is not just about the one who wandered ...

Quick Glance: For Your Heart TodayLoving our neighbor is not only about caring for those we know well. Jesus teaches that love also reaches toward the stranger—the one who feels unfamiliar, uncomfortable, or different. Like Peter, we carry history, influences, and experiences that shape how we see others. And sometimes, those experiences can lead us to hold others at a distance. But God meets us i...