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Use this five-minute retreat to reflect on God's promise to make all things new--and the difference that can make in your life today. A reading from Isaiah 43:18-19 [English Standard Version (ESV)]

A five-minute retreat to help you reflect on God's good and loving presence with us. A reading from Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. [Silent Reflection]

The book 5 Minutes with Christ: Spiritual Nourishment for Busy Teachers walks us through the life of Christ, from the announcement to Mary of her impending pregnancy to Jesus' resurrection.

John the Baptist is the beginning of the Good News.  This is literally so, in the case of Mark and John, who do not include Infancy Narratives.  Regardless, in all four Gospels, John begins the proclamation of the Good News.  

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Zechariah. Luke's description makes it clear that he and Elizabeth lived faithfully and righteously, spending years hoping and praying for a child.

"Give comfort to my people, says your God." When I think about the prophet Isaiah's Advent words, my memory often conjures up powerful proclamations: calls for conversion and stunning descriptions of the end times.

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!" To this very day, that is how I feel when we light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. I was fortunate to grow up in a home with rich Advent traditions. It wasn't until my ACE roommates looked at me with raised eyebrows that I discove