Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! The word we probably hear the most in church this time of year is "prepare." Which seems natural, right? We're preparing our homes for the holiday, our church for its big day, and all that stuff that happens with Christmas. But the preparing that the season …
Advent
Advent 4
It is hard not to get nostalgic this time of year. For some, this is a comfort they love about the holidays. For others, it is a source of pain. For me, I don't have a ton of memory of this particular time of year; approaching the fourth week of Advent. As a kid, we were still in school. My parents …
Advent 3
A couple weeks ago, I shared the challenge I have with keeping the liturgical calendar primary. It may seem like such a silly thing to some, but it is a way that I keep my attention, not on the world as a timeless and predictably rigid place, but as God's creation. This week, I want to share some …
