Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 It seems that from the beginning, from as early as the book of beginnings, Genesis, God has been searching for us. Like Adam and Eve after eating the forbidden fruit we have tried to hide from God because we are naked and ashamed. But God loves us. God loves… Continue Reading
Series Archives:The Songs of Advent
The Magnificat: The Manger and the Cross
4th Sunday of Advent, Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 The songs of Advent and the carols of Christmas will give way to the Cross of Calvary. There is an interesting thing in Bjorn Thorkelson’s painting. Both the manger and the shadow of the Cross are empty. Neither Christmas nor Good Friday has the last word. Death… Continue Reading
The Benedictus: The Song Born of Silence
First Sunday of Advent ~ Sunday, December 1st, 2019 In first-century Israel, many people believed that God had been silent for a very long time. But that simply wasn’t the case. The people had become complacent. God spoke through the prophets, Isaiah and Jeremiah, Amos and Micah, and the other Old Testament prophets. But Israel… Continue Reading
