Scripture:In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all...
Scripture: When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her...
Scripture: Mark 13:24-37 “But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in...
For over twenty-five years at Northside Baptist Church in Clinton, MS, the church has designed Advent worship around a unified theme. In 2019, the theme is “Let Heaven and Nature Sing.” Each week, inspired by the lectionary scripture, a different element of heaven or...
One of the great joys and mysteries of pregnancy is imagining what that life growing inside of you might actually turn out to be. Will his hair be blond like mine was when I was a child? Will she love basketball like her daddy, or will she pick up Mama’s tennis...
Barrenness is such a lonely word. Hearing it, reading it always leaves me feeling alone and a little lost. In Luke’s gospel, the writer tells us that Zechariah and Elizabeth lived with barrenness for many, many years. And not only did they suffer pain over having no...
