It’s time to get ready for Advent and Christmas. It may seem a little early to some but with Celtic Advent beginning November 15th, it really is time to figure…
by Lilly Lewin In Churchland and in the lectionary, we grow Jesus up too quickly, and we demand action from him. We race away from Baby Jesus as quickly as…
By Ana Lisa de Jong — CHRISTMAS BEEN Christmas is for a moment the veil lifted, the light of Christ appearing through the mist. The bright glow of a candle…
by Christine Sine Today is Jesus name day. Usually this is a day when I think about the many names by which I love to call Jesus – Saviour, Counsellor,…
by Christine Sine Over the weekend someone shared this quote from St. Teresa of Avila with me: “Remember: if you want to make progress on the path and ascend to the…
I love this Irish Christmas blessing that I first posted a couple of years ago and thought that it needed to be coupled with this wonderfully Irish Christmas song. Enjoy…
Today’s Christmas poem which Maya Angelou first read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, makes me very aware of how much we lack peace in our world. In some ways…
Today’s poems are by African American theologian Howard Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader. He was Dean of…
by Lilly Lewin I love that the season of Christmas really starts on December 25th and runs til Epiphany on January 6th when we celebrate the Light coming to the…
I love this Christmas poem by Madeleine L’Engle. It is a perfect one to reflect on as we continue our walk through the 12 days of Christmas and prepare our…
