It’s Monday morning and I am exhausted! But in a good way. This weekend’s “all-in” emphasis on telling the Good News story to our community was a resounding success. And by that I mean in ways far beyond raw numbers. Over the weekend over 3,100 visitors made their way to our campus to experience as…
Today’s blog post is ambitious. However, my theme for the month is that of “following a photographic trail to Bethlehem” (and the real meaning of Christmas), so including a collection of images this extensive was always a possibility. Yesterday evening our church offered the first night of our annual Walk Through Bethlehem experience – it’s…
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6 Every November we have this kind of “season-opener” event at our church that…
filtered through the lens of God's spectacular initiative of love and grace in Jesus.
Read more I’m dreaming of a “festive, quirky, faith-filled” Christmas…
...to capture something of the light and promise that first infiltrated this world two-thousand years ago when heaven came down and glory spilled into the human experience
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; the calf and the young lion will feed together, and a little child will lead them. – Isaiah 11:6 Today I have a short take on our annual “Walk Through Bethlehem” event at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church. But…
Read more “and a little child will lead them” – well, she led me… #WalkThroughBethlehem
we simply need to remember - every single day - that we belong to Jesus and that we have been given the gift of hope, peace, joy, love, and promise in order to share it with a hungry, broken world.
For our team of guides that meant leading 4,104 pilgrims on an interactive journey that unwrapped, layer by layer, the deep, essential, elemental meaning of the nativity, and the promise that (still) is Jesus.
Read more over 4,100 people walked through Bethlehem this weekend! A few thoughts and many photos…
in today's world we need the real Christmas, Christmas engaged the way God intended, more than ever before.
Read more Without Advent, Christmas never quite reaches its full potential
All told, we hosted 1,040 guests Friday evening. On average, in the groups I led through as a guide, more than two-thirds were first-time visitors and new to the experience
Read more more than 1,000 pilgrims is a great start! #WalkThroughBethlehem
