Jesus is God’s wide-open Invitation! Advent week 3
Jesus came to do away with the exclusions, the holier-than-thou's, the finger-pointing, the peremptory judgments. Jesus replaced all that with an invitation
cooking, simmering, preparing, waiting… Advent
It is not too late to get Christmas right this year. It is not too late to join the Magi and follow the star. It is not too late to begin the journey home.
Grace: Advent Week Two and Eternity Day One
When we understand the implications of Grace, then conflict necessarily lives outside the bounds of grace's covering
I’m dreaming of a “festive, quirky, faith-filled” Christmas…
filtered through the lens of God's spectacular initiative of love and grace in Jesus.
The Advent of the Birth of Promise – this is the day to come home to church!
Jesus is actually here, the moment is now, and his birth, the miracle of Christmas, is completely accessible and present today, here in December 2018.
listen – I can already hear the angel voices…
Think about it... could there be any better way to get our hearts ready for Advent and Christmas other than first filling them with gratitude?
it’s the day before the night before Christmas…
I know I've used the idea a lot recently, but I really like the notion of Jesus being God's invitation. And an invitation - of course - never really takes effect until we respond... and show up... and (the best part) participate.
the Christmas power equation – “fall on your knees…”
Merry Christmas, brothers and sisters, friends and family. Take a moment to check on what is powering your celebration. It may not hurt to do it on your knees.
Is prurience our new national pastime? It’s Advent, let’s try talking about hope, peace, love, and joy instead!
I'm all for it! Here in North America we can party with a purpose, and this Good News of Jesus is spectacular in every way! So bring on the glitter, the glitz, the bling, the lights, the gift-giving, and the noise! Christmas is one celebration worth going over the top for.
Without Advent, Christmas never quite reaches its full potential
in today's world we need the real Christmas, Christmas engaged the way God intended, more than ever before.
