Artwork: The Annunciation to the Shepherds by Henry Ossawa Tanner You are With Me – A Blessing for Those Who Weep this Christmas | by Erika Kobewka Did you know that the first days of December are recognized in Canada as National Grief Awareness Week? What might...
Artwork: Incarnation by Tim Joyner “So give me strength, O God, to feel this grief deeply, never to hide my heart from it. And give me also hope enough to remain open to surprising encounters with joy, as one on a woodland path might stumble suddenly into...
Artwork: “All Ye That Are Heavy Laden” by J. Kirk Richards Extending Hospitality to the Displaced | by Krista Heide As our gospel texts demonstrate, the stories of advent are not all rosy and picturesque. Rather, themes of hardship, oppressive...
Artwork: Flight into Egypt by Henry Ossawa Tanner Great Displacement, Great Hospitality | by Krista Heide Hope, Joy, Peace, Love – these are the more familiar themes of Advent celebration, routinely woven into our reflections of the gospel accounts of the birth...
“Abundance” by Marion Aiken. Marion shares this artwork with our Vineyard Canada family in connection with our reflection on Hope, Healing and Hospitality. The original vision of this image came to a friend of mine during pre-service prayer at Vineyard...
