I have been following Skye Jethani’s devotionals this week as he looks at the women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy. He has some good comments, so I’ll paste them here as they appeared in his blog. “Although modern Christians often think … Continue reading →
The theme for the second week of Advent is Peace. “At the River Clarion” by Mary Oliver I don’t know who God is exactly. But I’ll tell you this. I was sitting in the river named Clarion, on a water … Continue reading →
The first week of Advent had hope as its central theme. The commonly held belief is that Jesus came to die a substitutionary death for our sins and rise again to break the power of death. If that was the … Continue reading →
God became human as a baby, hidden from the world but in plain sight, and remained on the fringe of society his whole life, only being accepted by those who were also on the fringe. The mainliners; the socially connected, … Continue reading →
Advent has been practiced in the Church for 2000 years, and remains a potent reminder of the first and second coming of Christ. The season of Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar, starting four Sundays before Christmas day. … Continue reading →