Josh’s Blog

Christmas turns frantic fast! Black Friday mania. Cyber Monday madness. Parties, programs, and pressure. But the manger offers something quieter: gentle mercy for harried souls. If you want this December to feel different, Mercy Mild is just 99¢ now through November...

We are approaching one of my favorite times of the year! In just a few days, we will turn the calendar to December and begin the journey toward the manger. As many of you know, my new devotional, Mercy Mild, is designed to walk through that journey day by day. One of...

We think the Christmas story starts in Luke 2. We hear Caesar Augustus’ decree. We see Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem. We smell the hay in the manger. These are beautiful, necessary truths. But if we only read the New Testament at Christmas, we are only opening...

Every December, we get caught up, and yet we need to slow down and remember what all happened in Bethlehem. For all the glitter and noise, Christmas still whispers to us; the quiet announcement that God’s mercy didn’t come through force but through flesh. My book’s...