Everyone is on a journey to understand who God is, our own identity at its core, the intricacies of relationship with one another, and our own place in this world. We believe in your process, and you’ll never walk alone.
Everyone is on a journey to understand who God is, our own identity at its core, the intricacies of relationship with one another, and our own place in this world. We believe in your process, and you’ll never walk alone.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… but not for everyone. There are a great many who struggle with pain, and sorrow, and grief during this time of year and yet Joy is a central theme within the Christmas narrative. Where can we find Joy in this season?
The mysterious men from the East followed the star and discovered the place where the secret of love lay in the helplessness of a human baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes in the feeding trough of an animal. They discovered the place where God’s love came down. That is the most important thing for all people, to discover individually, in their own time and at their own hour, the place where God’s love has broken through, and then to follow the star that has risen for them and to remain true to the light that has fallen into their hearts.
The second Sunday of Advent: What exactly is the “peace" that Jesus came to bring; that was made possible through his birth, his incarnation in this world? Peace is misunderstood and even overused to the point that we’ve lost what Jesus actually came to bring… so what is peace?
The first Sunday of advent marks the beginning of the church calendar. It is a point of hope, of looking forward and seeing anew with bold expectations for what is possible, especially in light of the promise of Jesus.
In a world filled with heavy pressures and despair, there is a lightness that we have been called into, to be.
