advent

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Joe Handley 

"Every good and perfect gift is

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Silk Handley 

"While they

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Jeff Johnston

"The angel said, "Don’t be afraid. I'm here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide: A Savior has just been born in David's

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Mary Jo Wilson

The image of the young Mary being interrupted in the course of her day by a heavenly invitation to bear God’s son is one of my favorite parts of the Christmas story. I am always amazed to consider how

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Sue Plumb Takamoto

Christmas in Japan is one of the busiest times of year for A3 missionaries. It is the season when Japanese are the most open to hearing the Gospel because of their interest in

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Gary Bauman

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Eric Takamoto

A crack in the sky appeared. A sliver of neon blue light poured out from it...

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Jeffery Sonnenberg

Thou didst leave Thy throne
And Thy kingly crown,
When Thou camest to earth for me . .

A3 Advent Devotional Entry • Dolores "Dee" Wirz

As the Advent season began one year ago I found myself in a six-bed room on the cancer ward of a Japanese public hospital. From my human perspective as a person who had

Dear Friends of A3, 

As we look forward to a meaningful Christmas season this year, I find myself reflecting on memorable Christmases of the past. Two stand out for me: December 1996 and December 2004.

Advent Has Come

Following a tremendous time of thanksgiving for God's blessings, the Advent season is upon us once again (Sunday, Dec. 3 – Sunday, Dec 24, 2023).

Merry Christmas Everyone,

Some of you know that our neighbor gave us an invitation to spend Thanksgiving or Christmas together with their family. Well, the story get’s even better… As you’ll see in these photos, the first invite is pictured here first and then came the second. Oh my! Silk wrote a nice note to our neighbor giving them

"That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!" — Linus van Pelt

If you are like me, you grew with the tradition of watching A Charlie Brown Christmas during Christmas season—that, along with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and

As this year draws to a close, I've been reflecting and I'm incredibly thankful to the Lord for His blessings in 2013...

Thanks for praying so faithfully this past year for me as I provide leadership to fulfill a dream… a dream "to see a vibrant community of servant leaders… leading the Church across Asia." A dream to empower leaders who will

A2 Advent Devotional • December 17, 2010

by Wendi Thomson

I don’t remember

A2 Advent Devotional • November 30, 2010

I am a little embarrassed to admit it, but when I was in high school my friends and I would plan how to find boyfriends in time for Christmas. We never really succeeded. I laugh about it