Among Holy Week celebrations and observances, Saturday of Holy Week is often overlooked or forgotten. There are no “special” events planned on Saturday—we move from the spectacle of Jesus crucifixion on Friday, right into the jubilee of Easter morning. For many of us Saturday is a day of hunting for eggs with the children or […]
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If you are like me, you may come from a tradition that does not celebrate Epiphany or that views many of the Christian feasts with suspicion. In recent years I have come to appreciate the Christian calendar and to see beauty in marking time by the acts of God in history. So what is Epiphany?
Advent brings out an interesting mixture of emotions for me. On one hand, I remember the Decembers of my childhood and the anticipation of Christmas, presents, and an obscene number of cookies. As I’ve grown older, though, I’ve been initiated into “grown-up Christmas.” Finances can pinch. Weather can threaten. But more than anything, Advent is
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This post was originally published at the start of the Advent season in 2022. A few weeks ago was the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Our church watched a brief video about Brother Andrew, the founder of Open Doors, and author of God’s Smuggler. For Americans, this is usually a day when
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Maybe the greatest challenge of the Advent and Christmas season is to keep its true meaning in front of us. What is Advent really about? Why the trees and the presents and the caroling and the parties? Why all the hullabaloo? The word advent means “coming.” What’s coming? Who’s coming? Well, when you come to
This is the first installment in a series tilted “Eyewitnesses of the Nativity.” The text is an excerpt from Pastor Josh Moore’s sermon preached from Luke 1:26 to 2:7 at Red Door Church on 12/3/2023. The Creche As we begin our seasonal traditions, one of things we often do is to set out a nativity
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