John the Baptist wrestles with the expectations others have. He isn't the one they are waiting for. But he is helping them to see. Our job descriptionAdvent 3B | John 1:6-8,19-28 The One? There’s a moment that occurs later in the story. When this man, John the Baptist, sends his …
When Advent and Christmas Coexist
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! While most of us know the challenge of keeping Advent in a culture of Christmas, there is a semi-regular anomaly that happens in the liturgical calendar every seven years or so. When Advent and Christmas exist on the same day. Well...that’s not technically …
A Word: We get to start somewhere
This week, we read about the beginning of the good news. Mark's gospel is a story without an ending. It only ever begins. So why not now?Advent 2B | Mark 1:1-8 The Beginning From the end of the world as we know it to the beginning! This is a foundational theme for the way we enter …
