Closely aligned with the Great Themes of Advent are multiple symbols of the season, each conveying some profound and often comedic axiom about our faith. Our Advent symbol this week may possibly be the world’s most perfect, complete natural food. Dear readers, I present the oldest harvested fruit known to
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Each week in Advent is characterized by a grand biblical theme emblematic of God’s gracious attention to us. As we light the first candle of Advent each day this week (suppers, prayer times, “I’m sick of news and turning it off to watch my candle” moments) we reflect together on
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To properly enter into the Advent season, I want to re-visit an earlier Lenten devotion about a home chapel, worship space or prayer corner. I asked then, and ask again now, that you reserve some modest space as sacred space in which you pray, read scripture, ponder these and other
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We interrupt this newly launched Advent devotional blog to mark one of the great festival days on the Christian calendar, the first of several we will celebrate together in the coming weeks. November 30th is the Feast Day of Saint Andrew, Apostle and Patron Saint of Scotland. Interestingly, he is
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The long-awaited sequel to this year’s Lent, Eastertide Great Fifty Days and Pentecost is finally here! The re-make, the return, just when you thought it was safe to come outside again…we’re back true believers! As we launch into a brand-new Christian year beginning today (and a Happy New Year for
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Siblings in Christ, After consultation with Bishop Kym Lucas, due to increased surge in COVID cases and hospitalizations across the state, if and when your county reaches a 12.00% seven-day moving average, (which should be under 5% of those being tested) all parish leaders need to ensure that virtual
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Many thanks to all the volunteers and candy preparers for this very successful Halloween celebration at ECOT! Nearly 30 children ages birth to 18 years dressed as super hero, princesses, ghosts and ghouls, pirates, dragons, and more visited our first annual Trunk or Treat! What a lovely opportunity it was
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Yes, dear readers, I somehow forgot to work in a reference to the wildly popular pop culture literary and small screen phenomenon that is Outlander. The kids got Harry, the tweens got Bella, the teens got (well, kinda hosed as they received multiple knock-offs of Twilight all based upon the
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Fun with history! Boy can those British forebears complicate the $#%@ out of such a simple Christian festival! A blessed and happy Pentecost to all, the Christian festival of the Holy Spirit lighting upon those original disciples (plus one) to unleash nascent Christian faith from Jerusalem’s center to the entire
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Tomorrow culminates the Great Fifty Days of Easter, or Eastertide as I have called this very special time in the annual life of a liturgical Christian church. To luxuriate in the light from the Empty Tomb. To see Jesus astonish, rehabilitate, challenge, reveal, confirm and open. To watch those cowering
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