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 we open the […]
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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God has broken into history. This is what Christmas is all about. And this inbreaking is a cause for joy. Churches and towns all across the country will be retelling this story in creative ways over the next few weeks. Our church will be doing the same here in South Royalton. Join us for our
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In Psalm 63 David declares: “Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.” He goes on: “My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips…” Take a guess where David was at that moment? You might think, he’s in
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Long ago, the word “lent” simply meant Spring. In Europe, the penitential season in the Church always fell during the springtime, so over the centuries the word “Lent” became synonymous with the liturgical period. Another likely reason for this shift is because “Lent” is easier to say than quadragesima, the Latin word for the liturgical
