“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”) – Matthew 1:23 I love the name Immanuel. It’s one of the names of Jesus and means ‘God with us’. And we never hear Immanuel more than at Christmas, when we’re reminded in Matthew …
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Naughty or Nice
By Meredith Resce Jesus Christ is coming to town I’m making a list I’m checking it twice Gotta find out if I need Bon Bons and ice Prawns and pudding Mince pies and lights. I worry when I’m sleeping I plan when I’m awake I organise and shop and bake So it’s done for …
Devotional | What are you thinking on?
By Jodie McCarthy Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace …
Devotional | I Am Your Friend
I sit in my backyard, sipping a steaming cup of coffee. Mmmm. Delicious. My eyes fall on the flowers that adorn the large rocks before me—like a cascade of a picturesque purple lava flowing over them. A bold breeze laughs as it tugs at my hair. The twitter of birds fill the air and the …
Best of the ACW Archives: He Calls Me Daughter by Lays Halawe
Today we’re sharing an inspiring Devotion post from our blog archives by Lays Halawe. Be blessed by Lays’ words of grace. Daughter. He called me daughter. As I stood at a prayer and worship night at church, arms stretched high with tears streaming down my face, I cried out to God. I opened up my …
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Devotional| Daily Bread by Jodie McCarthy
By Jodie McCarthy 2020, what a year! What have you been learning? What has this year been teaching you? This year I have learnt how to make sourdough bread. It is quite a process over a number of days, feeding the starter, stretching the bread, proving the dough. It is a slow process, nothing can …
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A Reckless Extravagant Love part 1 – by Keona J. Tann
“Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way.” 1 Corinthians 13: 4b-5a NLT Here we read about a love that refuses to be jealous of others; a love that does not brag about achievements or inflate its own importance; a love that doesn’t selfishly seek …
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DEVOTIONS: The Purpose is His Glory
What is the purpose of this, Lord? The other morning as I was driving I was listening to Rend Collectives song Live Alive. As I listening and hummed along to a song I’ve heard countless times before, one line captured my attention: There’s a purpose in the furnace flame. This one line held my attention …
The Days Drag On….. by Keona J. Tann
Early May 2020, I’ve been battling either: Inspiration vs abilityorAbility vs inspiration I was trying to work on a few pieces of writing that have been brewing away, but it just wasn’t flowing and I was getting SO frustrated. I decided to make notes to at least capture my train of thought and then just …
Devotional – Fullness of Christ by Keona J Tann
In John chapter 1 verse 16 we find an astonishing promise that from Christ’s fullness we are fulfilled. Through Jesus’ superabundance of grace and truth we receive grace upon grace; spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favour upon favour, and gift heaped upon gift (John 1:16). There is a fullness to be found in Christ, but …
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