Previously: Benches, Pageant The third week of Advent is always focused on the theme of joy. When this season was first introduced for the liturgical calendar, it was conceived as a “mini-Lent,” a time to be somber and reflective leading up to the celebration of Christmas. When the practice of lighting a candle every SundayContinue reading “Third Week of Advent: Logbook”
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Wineskins and Panic
No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins,Continue reading “Wineskins and Panic”
A Prayer in the Courtyard
based on John 18:33-37 Faithful God, so many people wish for a powerful ruler: one who will privilege their preferences, and outlaw all others; one who will heap more burdens upon those who already have many; one who will bring peace through violence and intimidation. Remind us all of your kingdom, which is not ofContinue reading “A Prayer in the Courtyard”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 