While the Christmas season has begun to creep into Halloween out in our culture, we are given a different season in the church. A season which comes first. Advent is marked as a season of anticipation and waiting. Like Jesus’s parable of the bridesmaids in Matthew, this waiting has both a sense …
Living Generously
They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous. It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered for ever. Psalm 112:4-6 This theme of …
What is Wild Goose?
I spent this past weekend getting waterlogged and dried out in a tent with my daughter. For many, this is the kind of typical summer activity: camping. This is no ordinary camping trip. We were attending the 6th Annual Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC, a small resort town in the mountains …