In some ways, celebrating Christmas this year will be like the very first Christmas. There’s no precedent for how to celebrate in COVID quarantine. But we’ll use the space and tools we have available to welcome in the celebration of Christ’s birth.
Tag: Advent
Joy – Really?
It’s the third candle of the Advent Wreath. It’s a little special because it is pink, representing Gaudete Sunday, which means “Rejoice!” It’s an important reminder, especially when we can so quickly recite a long litany of all the things going wrong, reasons not to be happy.
Perhaps Love
I grew up with A Christmas Together, an album with John Denver and The Muppets from their TV Christmas special…My favorite songs on the album have changed over the years, and “The Christmas Wish” is currently in my top two. When Kermit sings “I don’t know if you believe in Christmas, or if you have presents underneath a Christmas tree, but if you believe in love that will be more than enough for you to come and celebrate with me,” it hits me right in the heart.
Advent Hope?
Ready or not, here it comes: Advent has arrived. Advent is here, and I have to confess it was a struggle to begin to write a blog about ‘Hope’. In recent days/weeks/months I have found it all too easy to get sucked into scrolling and scrolling through social media posts – which unfortunately are not…
God’s Whole Creation
In preparation for the season of Advent, I recently began reading a study called All Earth Is Waiting (by Katie Z. Dawson). In it she writes: “The vision of God’s kingdom that we hold in our hearts is a fulfillment of God’s plan for the whole creation. Theologically, we are invited to imagine that the kingdom…
Doubt or Belief?
Luke 1:11-21 is the story of the priest, Zechariah, and his visit from the angel Gabriel. The angel comes to give Zechariah the good news that his wife, Elizabeth, will bear a son, whom they should name John. Because of his and Elizabeth’s advanced ages, Zechariah doubts the news that Gabriel has given him. Gabriel…
Prepare and Wait by: Cathy Cartmill
What if we spend the entire season of Advent in one activity or another with no time spent actually preparing our hearts for Jesus?
This Village by: Jennifer Acker
It is amazing that a simple act of children decorating rocks can connect the children to people and the purpose of being invitational for our church.
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