When things are hard, or doubt hits, we often cry out, "God, are You up there?" But the Christmas story tells us that isn't the right question. We should be asking, "God, are You down here?" And the answer is a resounding "Yes!" in Jesus.

Of all the people God could have invited to the birth of Jesus, He first announces it to some unlikely characters--Shepherds. We surprisingly share a lot in common with these shepherds and God invites the shepherds to become His sheep.

Join us for our Advent series “Follow the Star.” Two people received the same promise of God coming to dwell with us. One was a king and the other an unknown teenage girl from a small town. One of them responds in faith, and the other in fear. We can learn a lot about our own faith as we look at the faith of Mary the mother of Jesus.

The first of our Advent Series “Follow the Star.” Most of the characters we meet in the Christmas story received the message “Fear Not” when they encountered the divine message. Except for one…King Herod. And the reason may sound very familiar…