by Thomas Ryden | Dec 9, 2014 | Advent/Christmas 2014
Advent Reflections Love in Action by Hope Brashar December 9: AM Psalm 26, 28; PM Psalm 36, 39; Isaiah 5:13-17, 24-25; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28; Luke 21:29-38 My mom is a practical kind of person: a sandal wearing, bread making, glue-it-back-together embodiment of love...
by Thomas Ryden | Dec 8, 2014 | Advent/Christmas 2014
Advent Reflections Endless Love by Peter Van Peborgh December 8 – AM Psalm 25; PM Psalm 9, 15; Isaiah 5:8-12,18-23; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Luke 21:20-28 Because I have become increasingly convinced in recent times that love is central to the Christian life, I...
by Thomas Ryden | Dec 7, 2014 | Advent/Christmas 2014
Advent is no time for sentimental half-truths; it is a time for honesty, sometimes brutal in its force, a time for self-examination, and a time for repentance.
by Thomas Ryden | Dec 5, 2014 | Advent/Christmas 2014
Advent Reflections An Advent Dialogue by Robert and McCrae Finley December 5: AM Psalm 16, 17; PM Psalm 22; Isaiah 3:8-15; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12; Luke 20:41-21:4 McCrea: I think the whole verse is interesting. Robert: You mean the whole passage? M: I think 21:1-4 is...
by Thomas Ryden | Dec 4, 2014 | Advent/Christmas 2014
Advent Reflection Waiting For the Unknown by Stephen Green Daily Office Lectionary: December 4 – AM Psalm 18:1-20; PM Psalm 18:21-50; Isaiah 2:12-22; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13; Luke 20:27-40 It seemed that God was leaving me in the dark to wander and to question...
