Advent

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December 2014

December 20, 2014

Advent Blue 4: Longing for Light

No matter how much I can learn and practice in the dark, I long for...

December 13, 2014

Advent Blue 3: Longing for Joy

The Blueness of this Advent leaves us longing for some Joy. And Advent 3 is...

December 06, 2014

Advent Blue 2: Longing for Comfort

Hearts are breaking all over the world! I see them on the newscast daily, and...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

Advent Blue: Week 1-Longing for God

Some worshiping communities are using blue as the color for Advent to distinguish it from...

November 20, 2014

Two Hopes for Advent: Books that Inspire

I have been privileged to review two very worthy and helpful books for Advent for...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

Preparing the Way: Loving

Advent IV: A new hymnal introduces an Advent hymn new to me: Rejoice, rejoice take...

December 14, 2013

Preparing the Way: Silence

Advent III: Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; ponder...

December 08, 2013

Preparing the Way: Making the Crooked Straight

Advent II: My city is full of potholes and cracked sidewalks. It was a critical...

December 01, 2013

Preparing the Way: Speaking Comfort

Advent Begins: Week I I have been wondering how to take the Advent charge to...

December 07, 2012

Looking for Light–Advent II

Advent begins in the dark, but if we attend to the candles in our wreaths...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Watching and Waiting: Advent 1

Today I am confused about Advent. I mean I know what the lectionary tells me...