So long as we imagine it is we who have to look for God, we must often lose heart. But it is the other way about - he is looking for us. Simon Tugwell, Prayer Isn't this the heartening hope, the deep gladness of Advent? It's not up to us; this salvation business doesn't depend… Continue reading Sought After
Today begins the Christian season of Advent and here are a few words of introduction to Advent from my book Seeking God's Face: Advent (from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming” or “arrival”) is the four-week season of preparation for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. A good celebration requires proper preparation for us to fully… Continue reading Ready my heart
I hope it’s quiet where you are. I love Christmas Eve: all the hustling around slows, the stores are closed, the traffic empties, and it’s still. Tonight, in churches and homes, we light candles in the darkness. We acknowledge that our world is broken and recognize that God in Jesus can set things right… Continue reading The wonder of a preposition: God with us
Do you hear what I hear? A whole lot of bad holiday music, that's what! Let me play Scrooge for a moment in order to save me from having to run raving mad through a mall food court if I have to suffer another of these saccharine seasonal songs. Honestly, where do you witness such… Continue reading Christmas tunes – rant and raves
One of Advent's big themes is waiting. Not the expected December waiting in cashier queue's or mall parking-lot grid-lock. You think that's bad, try waiting thousands of years for a slow-to-come King. The hoping and waiting in Advent is for a world that works, the realization that life as we know it is too much… Continue reading Passionate patience
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