Before anything, God. Father, Son, and Spirit existing perfectly Not needing anything, having everything With a love so full it was bound to break free. The Father, working by the Spirit Through the Son speaks and shows His might Nothing becomes something when He cries “Let there be light!” Everything screams about His…
As our next few weeks are filled with hopeful expectation of friendship, family, and the warm air of generosity that often accompanies the Christmas season, I hope you are also taking the time to participate in the Church tradition of Advent. There is nothing mystical about the tradition; rather, it is simply an increased intentionality…
On the night Jesus—the Son of God incarnate, Emmanuel, God with us, the long-awaited Messiah—was born, Luke’s gospel tells us an angel appeared in the brilliant light of the glory of the Lord to shepherds to herald Christ’s appearing. It’s the most unexpected scene. In a moment, the dark of night blanketing the shepherds’ field…
It is the most wonderful time of the year. For many, the most wonderful part of the most wonderful time of the year is Santa. As the story goes, the jolly old man decked out in his Christmas red rides his flying-reindeer-powered sleigh on Christmas Eve to deliver gifts to children all over the world.…
This past Sunday marked the first day of the Advent season leading up to the universal church’s celebration of the first appearing of the Christ, whose name is Jesus, the eternal Son of God incarnate, on Christmas. His first appearing was promised from of old. Even in the opening acts of the biblical drama, God…