Tag Archives: Christmas

Second Week of Advent: Pageant

Previously: Benches One of my favorite books that I’ve read this year is Hell Is A World Without You by Jason Kirk. It chronicles the exploits of a group of evangelical teenagers in the early 2000s as they navigate faith issues, questions, and relationships. I recognize the experiences from my own brief stint in evangelicalContinue reading “Second Week of Advent: Pageant”

First Week of Advent: Benches

It was built as a joint venture, a shared effort by three Girl Scouts seeking to achieve their Gold Award. They planned and organized for its construction together. I’m sure that if you found the right people to ask, you could learn more about who specifically did what, but I don’t know why anyone wouldContinue reading “First Week of Advent: Benches”

Christmas Week: Pajamas

Previously: Horizon, Yell, Vibe After I became a pastor, it didn’t take long before I experienced my first instance of Christmas falling on a Sunday. I recall expecting attendance to be light, which it was, but I didn’t do much differently in the service itself. In many ways, it was a typical liturgy, with aContinue reading “Christmas Week: Pajamas”