Month: December 2016
A Ponderous Nascent Revolution
Christmas Eve at Genesis: Keeping counsel and knowing how to share dangerous new beginnings…
A Conifer(‘s) Life
From summer projects to winter warming, with many throws in between.
Learning to See in the Dark
Solstice is a chance to suddenly realize there will be more light, and soon. Wednesday is the longest night of the year. As soon as Winter is officially upon us, the sun is already starting its return to strength. We never had any idea when Jesus was born. There is nothing in scripture to suggest a season, let alone a date. But there was this really cool pagan festival Sol Invictus which celebrates the Invincible Sun and its annual returning. The late December party featured lots of feasting, dancing, and…
Advent IV: Jesus Our Ever Green Love
Closing Advent with the Biggest (but too diffuse?) celebration of the four:
Advent III: Jesus Our Rosy Joy
This is the Sunday men get to feel a bit left out. This isn’t a feeling unique to our gender.
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Winter comes, believe it.
Advent II: Jesus Our Black Peace
Repentance, prophet Joel, and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” Don, reluctant to speak regarding the experience of People of Color, but unable to remain silent about race.