Today is the 12th day, or the Feast of the Three Kings. When the magi arrive and bring thier gifts to Jesus. The magi, rulers from foreign lands, risk thier lives to come and honor the Ruler of the world. This has always been one of my favorite passages in our collective story. When I was…
Rob Bell’s Parting Epistle to Mars Hill: “Grace + Peace” Cathleen Falsani God’s Politics Blog Sojourners: Celebrating 40 Years of Faith in Action for Social JusticeFound this today and had to share it. Read it all the way through. He is talking to his Mars Hill Community but God is certainly talking to each one…
For so many of us, all of the hard work and the planning is undone within an hour or so and it can make one wonder, “what was that all about?” But I think if we know our story, we recognize that it is about love and about hope and about sharing who we are…
I am sitting here during a very rare moment of quiet. I am in the midst of card writing, baking, wrapping, getting kids where they need and trying to not violate any health dept codes in the meantime! It has been quite an Advent. On one of my errands today I ran into one of my…
Today is a day for Mary. Something that not every Christian agrees on but one that I think makes perfect sense. A day set aside to honor the person that God chose to be immaculate and to be the perfect vessel for the Incarnation. Whatever the story that Mary’s life takes after this is really…
Yesterday’s reading was about the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. John is one of the my favorite Biblical characters because he has a courage that I don’t. He has a conviction and a craziness to spread the message in a way that I just can’t access. Locusts and honey are not on my menu…well,…
This is a great little video that summerizes what Advent should be to us! My favorite line, “If you are sick of Christmas by December 25th than you haven’t done Advent right!”
My friend Tiffany Poole Lott is an extraordinary individual and she in turn is helping other extraordinary individuals who will leave a beautiful mark on this world. Tiffany has spent the year running to raise money for Hope for Ariang, she has run 1194 miles. We have all pledged at least a penny a mile…
Tomorrow we begin the holy season of Advent. A time to ready our hearts for the coming of the Lord. The Lord comes to us every day though, one must wonder, are our hearts always ready? Do we always honor what the Lord is trying to say to us? I can assure you that I…
Psalm 118 1-9/ 28-29Hymn of Thanksgiving 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the LORD say:“His love endures forever.” 5 When hard pressed, I…