The world is dark and heavy, and it has been raining or misting here in this corner of Virginia pretty much since Thanksgiving. The humid air holds the light. It reflects the orange glow of the streetlights, and if I imagine hard enough, it looks like the haze of a soft Christmas snow. How does…
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Things Regarding the Peace – An Artistic Meditation for Advent
“Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace” What does it mean for us to anticipate the arrival of the Prince of Peace? How do we think of peace in light of our not-peaceful world? How can Christmas be just as relevant for us today as it was 2,000 years ago?
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
“Fear not then,” said the Angel, “Let nothing you affright, This day is born a Saviour Of a pure Virgin bright, To free all those who trust in Him From Satan’s power and might.” O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy And the angel said unto them,…
The Withness of God
O Come O Come Emmanuel piano/cello (Beautiful. Play it.) Rejoice, Rejoice, Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel Why are the strains of this hymn always slow and haunting? It sounds beautiful, even meaningful, in a Christmas carol, but is it really?
Love, Mystery, and Christmas
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clan of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back…