There are some beautiful things about winter, but the winter season brings less daylight and less warmth - we see all around us creation going dormant. It's fitting for us that the season of Advent coincides with the season of winter, God's creation gives us a powerful reminder each year as we go through winter that spring is coming - light is coming, warmth is coming, new life is coming! This what our hearts long for - for God to come, to show up - to show up in the hard things and joyous things, the planned for things and the extraordinary things. Advent reminds us that deep under the surface and out of our sight, God is working - He always has been, and He always will and one day He will come again!
Dec 24, 2023 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
n the first stanza to the song, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” we sing these words: Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light; the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. Sometimes the world is a dark, scary, and broken pla
Dec 17, 2023 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
The Christmas season has so many layers. There is a lot of hustle and bustle - special programs at school and church, preparing for special gatherings and parties, decorating, and some shopping too. This season is also tied to a lot of nostalgia- family m
Dec 10, 2023 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Where's your Christmas spirit? A quick internal search about the definition of "Christmas spirit" returns all sorts of ideas - generosity, kindness, and charity toward others; a spirit of "togetherness;" a sense of joy and general cheer, etc. These all so
Dec 3, 2023 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
There are some beautiful things about winter, but the winter season brings less daylight and less warmth - we see all around us creation going dormant. It's fitting for us that the season of Advent coincides with the season of winter, God's creation gives