Hebrews 1:3 Niv

Just as the sun’s rays illuminate and warm the Earth, so Christ is God’s glorious light that shines into the hearts of mankind.That is the point that the writer of Hebrews makes when he describes Jesus Christ—God incarnate—as “the radiance of [God’s] glory” (Hebrews 1:3). “Radiance” literally means “to send forth light,” indicating that Jesus …

I recently arrived home from three months on a semi-off-grid island 60 miles from Auckland, New Zealand. When I left home in September it still felt like summer in North Carolina. When I arrived home in mid-December it had magically become Christmas. Having been magnificently out of touch with the r…

I absolutely delight in the lazy, crazy, hazy days of summer! Do you?! Surely you do! I am addicted to sunshine … to fresh cut grass … and to a slight breeze blowing through my windows at night. I love the buzzin’ of the bees … the sound of the neighborhood children laughing on my str…

Just as the sun’s rays illuminate and warm the Earth, so Christ is God’s glorious light that shines into the hearts of mankind.That is the point that the writer of Hebrews makes when he describes Jesus Christ—God incarnate—as “the radiance of [God’s] glory” (Hebrews 1:3). “Radiance” literally means “to send forth light,” indicating that Jesus …

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I have a love-hate relationship with sleep. I love how great it feels to get a good night of sleep and how it reminds me of the goodness of the Lord who “gives to His beloved sleep” (Psalm 127:2)*….…