The Spanish verb esperar means both waiting and hoping, two key words in this Advent season. When I am in our second..
Well met, bright death! My search is at its end, these lingering years of pacing the tight streets and crooked alleyways, limping..
Since you never know just when, and where and how it might be manifest. Watch children and the rich in years, those..
by Robert Johnson Even if Christmas in the U.S. in stressful, we all still pretty much know the drill. Wacky sweaters, iced..
There had to be a star involved, stars have ever had that two-edged tendency toward portending, if given half a chance. Last..
Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the..
Let's at least go through the motions, lighting candles, folding open paper windows, hanging greens and singing songs of ancient expectation in..
“For nearly one thousand five hundred years Christians have spent the days of Advent not in passive inaction, but in activities strenuous..
EAST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Though La Canada and East Hollywood are only 15 miles from each other geographically the two communities are,..
That’s what I’m asking for this year. That’s how I’m responding to my spouse, siblings, kids and grandkids too who, once again,..
‘Twas two weeks before Christmas and all through the land, churches are caught up in the season — the celebrations are grand...
On Mondays each week I volunteer at a 24-hour skilled nursing facility that my congregation helped start for AIDS/HIV patients. Not a..
AT THE VERY LEAST WE FELT a sense of responsibility … maybe even God’s call. As I wrapped up an interim, my..
We bring them out again, these relics of a score of Advents Past, unwind with reverent gentleness the yellowed tissue bindings, and..
by Fritz Ritsch Recent events in the Middle East have torn at many Presbyterians’ hearts. Threats to both Israelis and Palestinians are real,..
Guest Outpost blog by Charlie Lee Story time I am a father to two young children. As any parent can tell you,..
Let me tell you about my family. Addiction runs through our veins, entitlement reigns in our thoughts and we are prone to..
Ten years ago, on a Sunday in early December, I was tucked in the choir loft of historic Greyfriars Church in Edinburgh,..
Let’s be honest. Advent, the season of contemplative waiting for Christ Immanuel to come, is seriously loosing ground to the chaotic rush..
A little reverent fun with Mark 13:34-27. (Think Vegas lounge act.) Enjoy! “Son of Man is Coming in Clouds” To the tune..
Advent is coming. Advent means coming. Advent is when we actively await the arrival. But what are we waiting for? We are..
I know that in some circles, the furor over Advent versus Christmas music continues to rage. As is my conflict resolution style,..
Of all the American holidays rooted in a Christian tradition, Thanksgiving has been the least corrupted by commercialism. Yet, because of the..
My life before 2010: attend lecture, take notes, read, attend discussion group, pretend I understood the reading, take quiz, stress over exam,..
Guest commentary by Derek R. Davenport Black Friday is coming. It comes earlier each year. This year, some retailers are starting their..
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