Isaiah 40:9-11: "Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, 'Behold...  Read More

Isaiah 40:6-8: "A voice says, 'Cry!' And I said, 'What shall I cry?' All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the ...  Read More

Mark 1:6-8: "Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, 'After me comes he who is mightier than I, the str...  Read More

Mark 1:4-5: "John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and we...  Read More

Mark 1:2-3: "As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, m...  Read More

Mark 1:1: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God."  As we move into this second week of the season of Advent, Mark reminds us of the very best news in the world. It is not that t...  Read More