The lectionary path through Advent B feels like a four-sided die skittering across a board game. It tumbles through the four-facets in the order of Mark-Mark-John-Luke-Matthew. Each possible landing leads to a very different past and thus a very different future. Continue reading
We tell children that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday. But the specialness of that birthday, above all others, remains hidden until we tell the rest of his story, particularly Pentecost. Continue reading
Ought we to be more focused on celebrating Advent as part of our Christian witness, rather than getting swept away into the secular rush to the 25th? Continue reading
The tradition of Black Friday shopping seems to me to be highlighting consumerism over ALL else. This gives me pause for a few reasons, and I’m curious if other people are thinking this way… Continue reading
With the myth of control and self-sufficiency, we’ve come to believe that we can only really find contentment and satisfaction in our lives if we choose the right education and career paths. This is our vocation and we cannot be whole without it. But, as one student remarked wryly over lunch this week, “They tell us that, but it isn’t true. It’s a lie.” Continue reading
For many, Advent is a time of abundance when we purchase special items. However, an ever-increasing number of people are not blessed with enough, let alone an abundance. This Christmas, sharing our abundance with others is a way to delight in the abundant life promised by the Christ whose birth we prepare to celebrate. Continue reading
We must be a church that models openness and innovation within a community framework. We should remember that our roots are in a child who had no fixed address, who was given a manger when there was no room in an inn. Continue reading
I have been guilty during Advent of presuming that I am the only one who waits, as if I alone represent the whole earth longing for renewal. Continue reading
With what appears to be a 2 month barrage of Christmas sales, jingles, and the holiday mantra of “more more more!’, it’s hard not to be sucked into the mentality that the journey to Christmas is about how we best execute our consumer plans. Continue reading
When we tell a story, we make it our own. It becomes part of who we are at that moment, it becomes part of a shared history. As such, our story of Advent can be whatever we choose for it to be. We are challenged to be intentional about our choices, recognizing how everything we say and do becomes part of our own story of Advent. Continue reading
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