by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 18, 2017 | Praying in Color
.Advent seems so short this year. This is the sixteenth day of Advent and already three Sundays of Advent are gone. Here are my two daily disciplines for this Advent: 1) I have been reading Walter Brueggemann’s Celebrating Abundance: Devotions for Advent. The...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 4, 2017 | Praying in Color
One of my favorite intergenerational Christian Formation tools is the echo pantomime. Echo pantomimes tell a story with words and movement. They are a playful, full-bodied way to learn a Bible story and to build community. Here’s how the form works: 1.Choose a...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 30, 2017 | Praying in Color
There is still time to download an Advent calendar template. Advent starts this coming Sunday, December 3. This year is the shortest possible Advent season, only 22 days. Here are the possible templates. To download these free pages and for instructions about how to...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 28, 2017 | Praying in Color
The Living Church asked me to write an article about Advent based on my book The Season of the Nativity: Confessions and Practices of An Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Extremist. The article suggests simple ways to practice a Holy Advent. Several incorporate praying...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 7, 2017 | Praying in Color
Advent calendars are for adults and children. The calendar templates below offer a doable, simple discipline for each day of Advent. Instead of opening daily doors with pictures or retrieving small gifts or candies from pockets, these calendars mark the daily journey...
