Christianity

Gracious God, the week was filled with moments when words escaped me. They would not come. Forgive me, Holy One —I know it is the preacher’s job, but...

Holy One, Emmanuel, You are with us and we with You, now on the eve of a birth like no other, and a birth exactly like all others....

For each of the last four Sundays, we’ve lit candles on the Advent wreath. Each light was a step into the darkness, towards the turning of the year,...

Week 4: Love (Dec. 24, 2017) Every Sunday morning this month, we’ve woven Advent into our worship life at [congregation]. “Advent” comes from the...

Week 3: Joy Advent is a season of waiting, of expectation, and of longing....

Week 2: Peace (Dec. 10, 2017) The four candles on this wreath count down through the season of winter’s dark leading into the light. Advent is a time of...

I was talking to someone recently about the story of her church-going life, and she told me about a time in her life that she stopped coming to church.

Week 1: Hope (Dec. 3, 2017) Many years ago, thousands of years ago, people in the northern hemisphere were thought to have gathered wreaths of evergreen...

Spirit of Life and Love, Holy One of our Being and our Becoming, That which is sacred Within, Among, and Beyond us… We have been blessed today by this...

While they were eating the Passover meal, Jesus took the bread in his hands and began to speak. “I am working to create infinite Justice, and I will...