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...
Unbelievable. Another year gone – no – blown by! After moving around the country quite a bit this year and with the fond memories of being a part of our six Gatherings this past fall and early winter, I can’t shake how deeply grateful I am for our lean...
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...
Artwork: Simeon the Righteous,by Aleksey Yegorov, 1830-40s. Almost the day after Halloween, Christmas themed displays began to appear in our city. What is wrong with this picture? We are a culture that does not know how to wait. The proverbial “are we there...
“Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master’s Arrival. You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work. Be patient like that. Stay steady and strong. The Master could arrive...
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, Daniel and his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah are taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. The four have caught the eye of the king and are chosen for their intellect and beauty to be trained in the...
