Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! It is hard to imagine a holiday in North America could get bigger than Christmas. Or that Christmas itself could get any bigger. And yet, one of the most consistently vexing ideas is that we might miss “the true meaning of Christmas.” So many movies and holiday …
A Word: Testifying to the Light
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 …