A Higher Authority

Dec 14, 2020 | Advent Blog

Psalm 25:3-8 | Numbers 24:2-7,15-17a | Matthew 21:23-27 Writing this blog has caused me to engage in a lot of reflection on the past year and to try to discern what our current pandemic experience and polarized politics means – to me, my community and my country. I...

Psalm 80:1-3,14-18 | Sirach 48:1-11 |Matthew 17:9-13

Dec 12, 2020 | Advent Blog

Well, one thing is for sure: I’m consistent. Each year at this time, I am drawn to the concept of the light coming after the darkness. Perhaps paradoxically, I embrace the darkness, the coziness that comes from it, the inward reflection it inspires, but only because...

Psalm 1 | Isaiah 48:17-19 | Matthew 11:16-19

Dec 11, 2020 | Advent Blog

I decided to look up the Bible verses for today’s blog in my old family Bible. It has been in my bookcase for years and it just seemed to call to me. When I opened it up, I discovered a handwritten note that said my grandfather had given it to my grandmother in 1955....

I love Advent.

Dec 10, 2020 | Advent Blog

Psalm 145:1-4,8-13 | Isaiah 41:13-20 | Matthew 11:7-15I love Advent. Sure it’s the run-up to Christmas, sure it has some lovely symbolism, like the Advent wreath and the Advent calendars and candles. But I love it because it is dramatic. Before we get the...