Advent

Most Christmas stories begin with the cry of a baby in a manger, but for this story will begin three months earlier in a small mountain village just south of Jerusalem near the town of Hebron.  The story will begin as you watch a young, tired, and very pregnant girl walking up the road to the house of Elizabeth and Zechariah.  That’s where you will begin your journey to Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph.

Christmas: A New Perspective

God, in His providence, ordained that the life of his Son would be beautiful. Part of the beauty in life is symmetry. Discover how God arranged the events at the beginning of Jesus' life to beautifully mirror the events at the end of his earthly life. Learn how the story of Jesus' birth anticipated the story of his resurrection! 

Watermark Gospel | The Birth of Jesus

A 24-day spiritual audio journey of scripture, reflection, and prayer to prepare your heart and mind to celebrate the birth and coming of Christ into the world.

Christmas Advent 

Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture & the Arts is pleased to share the annual Advent Project, a daily devotional series celebrating the beauty and meaning of the Advent season through art, music, poetry, prayer, Scripture, and written devotions. The project starts on the first day of Advent and continues through Epiphany. Our goal is to help individuals quiet their hearts and enter into a daily routine of worship and reflection during this meaningful but often hectic season. Our prayer is that the project will help ground you in the unsurpassable beauty, mystery, and miracle of the Word made flesh.

The Advent Project: Week 1

As we head into the season of Advent, it’s easy to be swept away with all the plans of Christmas, family times, food, and gifts. 
It's also full of emotions, pain, and loss for many of us.
Advent is a season of waiting. Trusting in a good God who holds our times and seasons.
Advent. Wait. Hope.

Waiting Through Advent With Isaiah

Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture & the Arts is pleased to share the annual Advent Project, a daily devotional series celebrating the beauty and meaning of the Advent season through art, music, poetry, prayer, Scripture, and written devotions. The project starts on the first day of Advent and continues through Epiphany. Our goal is to help individuals quiet their hearts and enter into a daily routine of worship and reflection during this meaningful but often hectic season. Our prayer is that the project will help ground you in the unsurpassable beauty, mystery and miracle of the Word made flesh.

The Advent Project: Week 5

Three Christmas movies, three problems, but one answer – Jesus. Jeronicus Jangle has lost hope. The Grinch uses his power to get rid of Christmas. And George Bailey is about to commit suicide. For some of us our problems are no different. Christmas is a time when we are reminded that Jesus can enter each of our experiences and breathe hope, love and abundant life. 

A Netflix Christmas

Christmas is one of those holidays that feels timeless. It's a season that invites us to be nostalgic and think about memories from Christmases past. In this 4-week devotional series from Grow Curriculum, we'll take a look at the Christmas story to see how something we may have heard long ago can still help us grow today. 

Remember When

The lights of Hanukkah and Christmas are the hallmark to the holiday season. Welcome to this Abide meditation as we explore how "the Light" pierces the darkness and how Jesus is the true “Light of the World.”  