Advent Upon Us
Advent is upon us; let’s focus on the babe. The One who gives us hope when there seems there is no hope for the world we live.
Peace – Do You Have It?
Many Advent practices point us to this week as the focus of peace. Many call the purple candle of this week – “The Bethlehem Candle.” Can you imagine the ride to Bethlehem for Mary? I think of her many times during this season. She was young, and though devoted to God, I know she had many moments of fear, anxiety, wonder, and perhaps even worry. Plenty was going on to steal her peace.
Advent – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
by Susie Hawkins [su_spacer] On Sunday, November 29, marked the beginning of the 2020 Advent season. Advent is a four-week period of praying, perhaps fasting, reading scripture, and anticipating our Lord’s birth on Christmas Day. Similar to Lent, it allows time and sacred space in a busy season to contemplate the coming of Christ and the…
Christmas is Coming!
For those of us who live and worship in the western church, this Sunday marks the first day of the Advent Season. The season is comprised of four Sundays before Christmas. The word “advent” is from Latin adventus “coming.” Christmas is coming! And is coming again! I have looked at this advent season with very…
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