An Advent Journey: Stop, Look, Listen – Day 8, Second Sunday

"Then Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he came and set his people free.He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives,and in … Read more...

An Advent Journey: Stop, Look, Listen – Day 7

"God, it seems you've been our home forever;long before the mountains were born,long before you brought earth itself to birth,from 'once upon a time' to 'kingdom come' -- you are GOD.So don't return … Read more...

An Advent Journey: Stop, Look, Listen – Day 6

"I don't think, friends, that I need to deal with the question of when all this is going to happen. You know as well as I that the day of the Master's coming can't be posted on our calendars. He won't … Read more...

A Deeper Family – A December I Do

We chose a Saturday afternoon at 3:30, the hand of the clock on the upswing during the ceremony. It was my mom and I who carefully and frugally planned the day, beginning with my dress, which was … Read more...

An Advent Journey: Stop, Look, Listen – Day 5

These pictures were taken in 1967 in what is now Zimbabwe, at Matopos National Park. The second and third of these three shots are of the same oddly shaped and extremely large rock with a sheltering … Read more...

An Advent Journey: Stop, Look, Listen – Day 4

"This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's housewill be the highest of all --the most important place on earth.It will be … Read more...

An Advent Journey: Stop, Look, Listen – Day 3

"Praise the LORD!Let all that I am praise the LORD.I will praise the LORD as long as I live.I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.Don't put your confidence in powerful people;there is no … Read more...

An Advent Journal: Stop, Look, Listen – Day 2

"I, Paul, together here with Silas and Timothy, send greetings to the church at Thessalonica, Christians assembled by God the Father and by the Master, Jesus Christ. God's amazing grace be with you! … Read more...

An Advent Journey: Stop, Look, Listen – Day One, First Sunday

"O LORD, I give my life to you.I trust in you, my God!Do not let me be disgraced,or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,but disgrace comes to those who … Read more...