Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID I recently saw a friend’s Facebook post; her comment was “This is just so wrong!” and it was attached to a news clip I recognized from the day before. As I recalled what I had seen, I began to formulate a …
Category: Advent
Dec 06
Setting Up the Creche – Shepherds
Written for Advent Worship for the UCC in Wallace, ID Participants continue to gather in the creche. The shepherds were pleased to be invited; that doesn’t happen often for them. Of course, they have obligations and responsibilities that tie them down and keep them at home, but it’s not just that. They’re simply not the …
Dec 05
Advent 5 – Heart Break
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID I was drying dishes the other day when a juice glass slipped out of my hands, fell on the rug and shattered into a gazillion tiny parts. There were maybe a handful of pieces of a significant size; the rest were …
Dec 03
Advent 4 – Gifts
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID A couple of weeks ago when we were at the church, my phone rang. Ben was recording Indy on her flute, so I stepped out of the sanctuary and into the social hall. I immediately noticed that the call was from …
Dec 01
Advent 3 – Silence
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID In her book Untamed, Glennon Doyle describes flailing and spinning as she struggled to make the most important and difficult decision of her life. She polled her friends, read books, consulted a therapist and finally went to Google with her question, …
Nov 30
Advent 2 – Watch
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID Don’t ask me to explain it, but Crystal has had a fascination with one of our prayer plants for nearly as long as she’s been part of the family. If she’s around when I water it, she moves in for a …
Nov 29
Advent 1 – Setting Up the Creche
Written for Advent Worship for the UCC in Wallace, ID Tradition has an opinion about where Jesus was born, but all the Gospel writers tell us is that there was no place for them in the inn. That leaves us free to imagine the specifics. Where do you think the nativity is set? A barn, …
Dec 14
Glimpse Four
I seek to prepare to celebrate the birth of God-with-Us this year by watching for instances of the holy breaking into the ordinary. With eyes wide open and a spirit attempting to be attentive, I will share glimpses of glory that I witness as Christmas approaches. Bald eagles are one of nature’s Christmas gifts …
Dec 07
Glimpse Three
I seek to prepare to celebrate the birth of God-with-Us this year by watching for instances of the holy breaking into the ordinary. With eyes wide open and a spirit attempting to be attentive, I will share glimpses of glory that I witness as Christmas approaches. When you did it (not) to one of …
Dec 05
Glimpse Two
I seek to prepare to celebrate the birth of God-with-Us this year by watching for instances of the holy breaking into the ordinary. With eyes wide open and a spirit attempting to be attentive, I will share glimpses of glory that I witness as Christmas approaches. They shall not hurt or destroy on all …
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