Third Week of Advent Pray for peace, work for equity Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.” A lot of Advent and Christmas hymns speak of peace, inspired by the message of the angels. “Sueños de Navidad” (“Christmas Dreams”) is a contemporary hymn in El Himnario Presbiteriano. It’s… Read more »
December 22, 2017
Advent/Adviento: Friday, Dec. 22/Viernes, 22 de dic.
Third Week of Advent Pray for peace, work for equity Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.” A lot of Advent and Christmas hymns speak of peace, inspired by the message of the angels. “Sueños de Navidad” (“Christmas Dreams”) is a contemporary hymn in El Himnario Presbiteriano. It’s… Read more »
A wonderful time of year Time to decide what’s really important by Rebecca Lister It’s that time of year — “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” It’s a time that the “Marthas” of the world relish — a time of baking, shopping, wrapping, cooking and constantly doing. I am referring to Martha, sister… 
The wonder of God’s presence A Revised Common Lectionary resource for December 24 by Magdalena I. García ‘For nothing will be impossible with God.’ – Luke 1:37 Read the full lectionary passage here When God encounters us in unexpected people, may we, like Mary, move from doubt to faith and from objection to willingness in… 
A different kind of Christmas card Who is waiting to hear from you? by Donna Frischknecht Jackson On my desk sits an index card with the initial “R” written on it in blue marker. I have thrown this index card into the garbage at least three times so far and, so far,…