The Trinitarian Shape of Advent “To meditate on the three Persons of the Godhead is to walk in thought through the garden eastward in Eden and to tread on holy ground.” —A.W. Tozer The Advent season traditionally invites us into reflection on the arrival of God’s human presence in Jesus Christ. Yet, the presence of …
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Communion Meditations on The Prophetic Names of Jesus from Isaiah 9:6
Advent 1: Wonderful Counselor LIGHTS DIM Today we begin the season of Advent which is a time for us to prepare … to prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Jesus our Savior. Hundreds of years before Jesus’ birth, the prophet Isaiah sought to prepare God’s people for the Messiah’s coming with these …
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An Invitation: Prepare the Way
You are warmly invited to a one-day women's retreat that I'm organizing with my friends in order to prepare our hearts for Advent. It is graciously hosted by my parents' church in Loveland, CO on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 26). Please feel free to forward this invitation to any women you think might enjoy …
Our Coming Dawn
"There is at the back of all our lives an abyss of light, more blinding and unfathomable than any abyss of darkness ...."G.K. Chesterton Thursday morning I watched as the Old Moon hung in its last phase, a silken-sliver in the blue light of dawn. I was awed by the timing of this beauty—here at …
Advent Dawns
O Dayspring, splendor of light eternal and sun of righteousness; Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.O Antiphons, Traditional Advent is traditionally observed as a fast of self-reflection similar to Lent. However, my weeping in this season tends to be not so much for my own sinfulness as it …
Comfort Ye
"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures, we might have hope." --Romans 15:4 I've been spending a lot of time with the prophets lately and finding them strangely comforting. Something about their unwavering confidence to speak God's word has been a …
Advent Expectation
Waiting, longing, anticipation . . . these words express one of the primary themes for the Advent season. In our own lives, we are not unfamiliar with waiting. Waiting has its simple forms: queuing in a traffic jam, sitting through soccer practice, or taking number 98 when they are serving number 32. But waiting also …
Advent 1
This week begins Advent, that is preparation for our King's coming. This preparation is not shopping, cookie making, or otherwise "getting in the mood" for Christmas. This is heart preparation. In the scripture lessons this week, we begin our journey to the manager with themes to designed to change our heart's posture. One of the …
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