There is a curious mixture of seeing the light and being the light in the Christian life, which is true for all kinds of light. Carrying a candle means your…
We can ease our way back into the brokenness of the world around us. We can be real about what we face day by day in this life. But we…
The light that the people of God have seen is a light we can live in each day, whether the light is still visible to our eyes or not. We…
The story takes over this week. Let’s just admit it. The story that we’ve learned and told and retold, the story that we’ve sentimentalized and Disney-fied, the story that has…
Week three is the time to throw the parties! This is the joy Sunday, the celebration of the gift that comes and the gift we are to and with one…
For many, the second Sunday of Advent is when we light the candle of peace. This is a time of coming together, of building a community of faith that is…
The first week of Advent has to deal with the shock. Is it time? Already? Sure, the world has been giving Christmas hints for months now, but it still seems…
