Artwork: “The Annunciation of Mary” by Jose Luis Castrillo We read in Luke that the Angel Gabriel came to a young woman named Mary to tell her that she was going to have a baby who would be the Saviour or the world. What a torrential river of thoughts and...
Artwork: “The Sacrificial Lamb” by Christian Art Expo As a young man of 17, I had a joyful encounter with the Holy Spirit in which I found myself speaking in a language I had never learned—much like the new believers in the book of Acts. To my delight, I...
Rembrandt : Anna and Simeon in the temple On this third Sunday in Advent we light the candle of Joy. The apostle Peter wrote that we are to “rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s suffering, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is...
Artwork: The Story of Ruth, by John August Swanson One of the things I love about Advent is reading through the Advent and Christmas narratives again. Most of us do not linger over the long genealogy of Jesus in Matthew, yet the season of Advent calls us to pause, to...
In April I had the opportunity to participate in the VUSA Better Together conference in Columbus, Ohio. It was an incredible conference, and to this day I am still processing all the Holy Spirit did. The Women’s Association kicked off the conference on Monday...
