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Today’s Advent Devotional from Goshen College is based on Luke 1:26-38.
What strikes me in the devotional is the reflection on Mary’s response to Gabriel. Here’s what the devotional says:
Though Luke’s main message is Jesus, Mary brings a valuable lesson as well. When she responds to Gabriel, “Here am I, the servant of [...]

Today’s Advent Devotion from the Goshen College Advent Devotional site is based on Mark 1:1-8 and deals with the Season of Advent being a season of preparation, purpose, and peace.
Here’s a portion of it:
Sometimes I wonder, “Am I allowing my circumstances to determine my availability to serve God?” For example, I often say to [...]

The past few years I have — from time to time — posted devotions from Goshen College during Advent and Lent that I find particularly meaningful.
Today’s devotion struck me as a wonderful reminder of the renewal that is ours through Christ. It’s based on 2 Peter 3:8-15 and entitled [...]

Today’s devotion from the Goshen College devotional site is taken from Matthew 1:18-25 and entitled Called To A Higher Righteousness.
Here’s a portion of it:
Do we recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit in morally difficult situations today? When public opinion is strong, when personal reaction is intense, when the law of the land [...]

Today’s Advent Devotion from the Goshen College devotional site is based on Romans 1:1-7 and entitled Restoring My Spirit.
Here’s a portion of it:
In Paul’s letter to the Roman church, he calls for another kind of restoration, a regeneration through “obedience of faith,” an attitude that Paul describes as one completely devoted and willing [...]