December 10 (Advent, Day 13): A Holy Prostitute
The story of Rahab and the Imperfect Nativity both teach us this: God loves to use the very people that society shuns to write his story.
December 9 (Advent, Day 12): The Dishonest Father Of Faith
If you think you need to be perfect for God to include you in his story, remember Abraham and the countless other imperfect heroes in the Bible. None was perfect, and God used them to change history.
December 8 (Advent, Day 11): A Failed Hero
Samson is often pointed out in sermons as a failure; an example of what not to do. And yet he is listed in Hebrews 11 as a hero. How?
December 7 (Advent, Day 10): God Of Dysfunctional Families
the Imperfect Nativity and the story of Joseph teach us that neither a dysfunctional family nor the most unfortunate life events can hinder God from writing an incredible story in your life.
December 6 (Advent, Day 9): The God Of Unlikely Odds
God chooses imperfect places and people to write his best stories because he wants it to be clear that he has no rival.
December 5 (Advent, Day 8): A Skeptical Hero
In this season of Advent, may the Imperfect Nativity and the story of Gideon remind us that God loves to use less-than-ideal people to write his perfect story.
December 4 (Advent, Day 7): God The Refugee
The Imperfect Nativity teaches us that we can have hope: hope that God is using our imperfect lives to write his perfect story.
December 3 (Advent, Day 6): God Of The Excluded
It is time to drop the judge’s gavel and simply marvel at the fact that Jesus, God-with-us, chose to include us in his story.
December 2 (Advent, Day 5): An Imperfect Time
The Imperfect Nativity teaches us to stop waiting for our life to be perfect and realize that here and now, Jesus is with us.
December 1 (Advent, Day 4): God Of The Unimportant
The Imperfect Nativity reminds us that God loves to bypass the powerful and include ordinary people in his plans.
November 30 (Advent, Day 3): A Messy Manger
The Imperfect Nativity teaches us this: we don’t have to have it all together for God to make his home in us.
November 29 (Advent, Day 2): An Unwelcome God
This also is part of the story of God-with-us: he showed up, and humanity had no room for him.
November 28 (Advent, Day 1): A Scandalous Pregnancy
Why would God choose for his Son to be born surrounded by speculation and shameful rumors? Perhaps to teach us something about why Jesus came in the first place.
