Growing up, my family spent Christmas Eve on the road traveling to Wellington, Texas from Liberal, Kansas to be with two sets of grandparents and a bevy of aunts, uncles and cousins.
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As this joyful Season of Advent winds its way into the “Silent Night” of Christmas Eve, I want to bring your attention to three very important and time-sensitive opportunities for giving to our church.
At this point in Advent, I like to imagine that Joseph and his very-pregnant wife Mary have set off on foot to Bethlehem, where they will be looking for “room in the inn.”
Meaningful seasonal worship highlighted with pageantry and amazing music by Choral Union and Adoramus, Family fun in the way of Christmas Cheer, Youth Christmas Party, and the Polar Express Party . . .
This holy season is a season of joy. The coming of the Christ child brings joy and the angels’ singing is an expression of that joy.
“Look here, I am doing something new just now. Do you not see it? It’s like streams in the desert or a path through the darkness.” This time of year we often read this passage from the writings of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah.
Paris, France. December 1847. Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure, a wine merchant and poet known more for his drinking than his church attendance, was asked by one of the priests to write a poem for Christmas Eve.
Sometimes we build our hopes on firm foundations, well-established facts or reasonable assumptions. At other times, the foundation we choose on which to build our hopes might be somewhat shaky, whether we realize it or not.
When we were teenagers, my sister, Linda, was a goth. If you remember this particular cultural moment from the mid-2000s, it was all baggy black pants with chains on them, black eyeliner, and graphic tees for bands that were mainly screaming.
Sometimes we build our hopes on firm foundations, well-established facts or reasonable assumptions. At other times, the foundation we choose on which to build our hopes might be somewhat shaky, whether we realize it or not.