Darkness. For Christians darkness need not be a fearful place, season or time. Epiphany is a perfect season to consider darkness in our faith and the gift of life it illuminates.
Nearing the end of Lent, this is a reflection considering the need for us to rend our hearts to God in order to embrace his greater intentions for our lives.
This marks the final week of anticipation. The culmination of Hope, Peace, Joy and now Love make up the season of Advent. In this time of year, we may very well find ourselves longing for at least one of these and we can all agree in our heart of hearts we long to be Loved. This reflection is different from the others because I want us to place ourselves in the love story. Love comes…
The season of Advent is by far my favorite time of year. It’s not the arrival of Christmas music, parties or gift exchanges, but the richness that unfolds through the holistic story of God making His way to us in the midst of our sin and darkness that makes this season so special. Advent is a season of preparing for the gift of God’s love story fulfilled and it will never be cliche. Each week…
I put out this question on Facebook this week: How do you find peace? I think I suggested the wrong question because in the fashion of Facebook replies people wanted to be witty or seem funny, but in all honesty I wanted to know; how do you find Peace (in real life)? So, I began reflecting on Peace. Christ comes as the Prince of Peace in order to bring peace. But what can that mean? When…
