Archive for December 2014
Christmas Eve Devotion
Love has come down Last year, a young man in our youth group experienced Christmas Eve for the first time. For the first time he heard choirs singing phrases like,…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 23
‘The Lord is with you’ Please read Luke 1:26-35, 38 God’s story unfolded through Mary in a way that would change the world. God’s story with Mary began with a…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 22
More than a party The yearly celebration of Jesus’ birth has become a big, long-lasting party — which seems to start even before Advent. In the congregation where I preach…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 21
From pitch darkness to great light At 23, I had just completed my first year at our Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia. I was hungry to experience ministry, and I wanted…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 20
Not what we do but who we are In Isaiah 42, God promises that through God’s people he “will bring light to the nations.” In John’s gospel, Jesus says: “I…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 19
Shine forth with God’s promise In John 8:12 Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but have the light of…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 18
God lights up the sky One of my favorite holiday traditions is taking a day trip to the beautiful North Carolina mountains. My husband and I began this tradition nearly…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 17
A spark of the divine I recently attended my 30th college reunion at Earlham College, a Quaker school in Indiana. The campus has always been beautiful, with huge, old hardwoods.…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 16
Running toward the light The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, upon them has light shined. – Isaiah…
Read MoreA closer look at Chrismons
The Chrismon Team will present Chrismons to the children at the conclusion of the Services of Lessons and Carols at 9 and 11 am on Sunday, December 21st. By Jane…
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