Marie shares a short message on Advent Joy at Lancaster Vineyard, December 15th

Duke and Marie share stories from a busy fall and winter season from Lancaster, Ohio.

Certain passages of Scripture feel familiar enough to almost pass by unnoticed. We know them. We’ve heard them preached. We’ve absorbed their common interpretations. And because of that familiarity, they rarely interrupt us anymore. The parable of the pearl of great price is one of those passages for me. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45–46) For most...