Tag: Advent

  • Advent—here now and coming soon

    Advent—here now and coming soon

    The season of Advent combines the sense of anticipating heaven in the now and at a moment some time in the future.

  • Advent calendars aren’t just for kids

    Advent calendars aren’t just for kids

    I thought Advent Calendars were something we grew out of. Something just for kids. I was wrong. They’re for everybody.

  • Peace and the presence of God

    Peace and the presence of God

    There’s an element of peace that we’re often missing: that it is something we actively bring into the world.

  • Joy

    Joy

    Episode 9 December 9, 2021

  • Advent

    Advent

    Episode 8 December 2, 2021

  • Create – the forgotten language of the season

    Create – the forgotten language of the season

    One year my Mom tried to get us to make our Christmas gifts for one another. There is some serious backstory to all of this, but suffice it to say, she thought she was offering us an antidote to what ailed us. My Mom is an artist. So everyone groaned and thought she had a…

  • Promise Denied/Fulfilled

    Promise Denied/Fulfilled

    Advent is a season of noticing. And to mark it, I join in the global Advent calendar known as #AdventWord. On the first day, my Twitterfeed showed a fascinating juxtaposition. The word was #promise Between posts about promise, I saw a tweet decrying a New York Times article describing the incredibly normal conveniences American military…

  • Thinking Apocalyptic

    Episode 6 November 18, 2021