Pastors' Blog
Archives: December 2022
Dear Ones,
As we mark the halfway point of Christmastide, we also straddle the year that lies behind us and the year that stands before us. In our secular culture, New Year's Day carries themes of renewal, hope, commitment, and change...sound familiar? The Advent season marked the renewal of the Christian year, and now we look with hope toward the newly born Christ Child to usher in the renewal and change that our world has been yearning for down the centuries.
On...
For the first time in three years, we will gather in person in our sanctuary for Christmas Eve. We will hear the familiar lessons, sing the carols, take in the anthems and music that Susan and all our musicians have lovingly prepared, and re-light the candles.
It will be a joyous re-gathering. One that we can no longer take for granted as par for the course. One we can savor even more deeply.
I look forward to re-telling this story with you, remembering its radicalness, the...
For the first time in three years, we will gather in person in our sanctuary for Christmas Eve. We will hear the familiar lessons, sing the carols, take in the anthems and music that Susan and all our musicians have lovingly prepared, and re-light the candles.
It will be a joyous re-gathering. One that we can no longer take for granted as par for the course. One we can savor even more deeply.
I look forward to re-telling this story with you, remembering its radicalness, the...
This Advent, we are following the series From Generation to Generation from A Sanctified Art. Recalling Mary's words in the Magnificat:Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; God's mercy is for those who fear God from generation to generation. (Luke 1:48b, 50)
Throughout our lives, you and I are part of many...
This Advent, we are following the series From Generation to Generation from A Sanctified Art. Recalling Mary's words in the Magnificat:Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; God's mercy is for those who fear God from generation to generation. (Luke 1:48b, 50)
On Sunday, we’ll re-read the story of when an angel...
