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...
A Communal Invitation for Advent: Partnering with the Light | by David Ruis The season of Advent is known as “the season of light.” Waiting. Anticipating. Longing. Each candle – lit and burning A prophetic statement that the light has come – is...
