Sixth Day of Christmas

Sixth Day of Christmas

Here are my two Advent calendars for 2020. The calendar on the left incorporates the words of #AdventWord–a ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary. The one on the right contains my prayers for others. Advent was full of illness and death for friends and...

Happy Easter

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Th Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia! Finished Lent Calendar decorated with flowers and veggie from Memphis Farmers Market and yard flowers and herbs. Words from the daily meditations by Walter Brueggemann in his book: A Way Other Than Our Own:...

Advent Paradox

Advent is not just the waiting and watching we do in December as we prepare for the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus. Advent is the training ground for how to live as watchful, expectant people the entire year. Expectancy (as I’ve said in other posts) is...