Advent – Slowing Down
Advent Reflections Slowing Down by Madison Randolph December 11: AM Psalm 37:1-18; PM Psalm 37:19-42; Isaiah 7:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Luke 22:1-13 As a child, I remember the anticipation of Christmas and the thought that December 25th would never arrive. I think...Advent – Jesus: Seated, Stooping, Standing and Shining
Advent Reflections Jesus: Seated, Stooping, Standing and Shining by Carol Mullen Daily Lectionary readings for Dec. 10, 2014: AM Psalm 38; PM Psalm 119: 25-48; Isaiah 6: 1-13; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12; John 7:53-8:11 Both the Isaiah passage and the gospel passage for...Advent – Love in Action
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...Advent – Endless Love
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...Advent Songs
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.
