by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 11, 2018 | Praying in Color
For the first nine days of Advent I have really enjoyed combining praying in color with #AdventWord. Everyday #AdventWord (adventword.org) sends an email with a new word and a reflection on the word. The chosen words are based on the Advent lectionary from year C....
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 29, 2018 | Praying in Color
Besides drawing an Advent Calendar using the templates for this year (see the bottom of this post), here are several other ideas for creating a daily visual Advent calendar. Draw your own calendar. My first praying in color Advent calendars were drawn one-day-at-a...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 26, 2018 | Praying in Color
“#AdventWord is a global, online Advent calendar. Each day from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas Day, #AdventWord offers meditations and images to inspire and connect individuals and a worldwide community of believers to the themes of Advent....
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 12, 2018 | Praying in Color
If I had to choose just one Advent discipline or activity, it would be a doodled Advent calendar. If you have never done this before, it is a simple, daily but satisfying spiritual practice. This kind of calendar is different from the Advent calendars you buy in a...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 27, 2017 | Praying in Color
Advent morphs into Christmas. The #AdventWord calendar is now the swaddled babe. The Advent tree becomes a Christmas tree. Equipped with the skills of Advent we become Christmas people, followers of Jesus—laying the groundwork and working for the emerging kingdom of...
