The fourth Sunday of Advent focuses on God’s love. And today I want to share a story of God’s love which comes from my own faith tradition, American Baptist.
Tag: Advent
O Come
The season of Advent is almost upon us, which always brings one of my favorite hymns to mind, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”
The Coming Celebration
What follows is an edited version of my sermon on James 5:7-11, with some brief thoughts on the first six verses of this chapter. While I’ll be concentrating on verses 7-11 in this message, for us to do so we’ll first need to give a bit of context. The fifth chapter of James, up to…
December Rose
After the attacks in Paris and Beirut I created an image which imposed the flags of France and Lebanon upon a hand outstretched in welcome. And then comes California, and I wondered what to do. Part of me thought I should create a collection of these images. Each time I became aware of a mass…
Where’s the hope?
Driving home today I spotted some Christmas decorations adorning a house around the corner from mine. Prominently displayed in the set up were three words – Peace, Love, and Joy. As decorations go, I’ll take prominent displays of these words over all the inflatable Santa Clauses on the planet. These words also match up nicely…
The Christmas Post, Early
It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to write a post during holiday season which explains how much I really dislike the holiday season. There are a myriad of reasons for this. First I’m an introvert, and the sudden explosion of parties and socials and “fun little get togethers” sets my stress level…
Painfully Hopeful 