The Pageant and the Cross
We held our annual Christmas Pageant at St. Michael’s early this year—December 15—because one faithful family was heading out of […]
Christmas
The Advent and Christmas Jumble
My own kids, our Sunday school kids, and the families in our church community all bring the same question this time of year. How
Embracing Complexity: Lessons from Elphaba and Imogene
In the past three weeks, I’ve seen three movies in the theater with my thirteen-year-old daughter. A personal record, for
Plowshares of Peace
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.He shall judge between the nations and shall arbitrate
Santa or God or Saint Nicholas
If you’ve never observed the Feast of Saint Nicholas before, here’s my pitch to start today. First though, let’s hear
Christmas Gift Guide: Faith-Based Gifts to Celebrate the Season
If you scroll Instagram or browse lifestyle videos on YouTube around this time of year, it is easy to find
God’s Instrument of Abundant Life
When looking at a baby, we don’t generally wonder how they will die.
Beautiful Blue Christmas
I have long loved Darryl Worley’s song ‘Awful Beautiful Life’ that’s linked above. It came out around the time I graduated from college and it reminds me that life is crazy, tragic, and magic.
Powering Down the Christmas Machine
I will not start packing up the decorations today.
Carrying Christmas With Us: Prayer Cards for All Twelve Days
Households may be in a rhythm of setting aside extra space for God during the season of Advent and so these cards are an easy way to extend that space during the season of Christmas.
