Photo by David Ross My wife Claire and I have been members of Epic Vineyard Church here in Calgary for over eight years now. One of our pastors, our good friend Joyce Rees, is fond of pointing out that, in terms of the Christian calendar, Christmas seems to get most...
The theme for the third Sunday of Advent is Joy. One of the assigned biblical texts from the Revised Common Lectionary for the third Sunday of Advent in 2022 is Psalm 146:5-10, which in the NRSV reads: “Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope...
Second Sunday of Advent: Peace One of the texts from the Revised Common Lectionary for the second Sunday of Advent is Philippians 1:3-11. Philippians is often described as a letter of friendship, because Paul is writing to his close friends in Philippi. In the midst...
