As has been our tradition since we began as a congregation, our midweek Advent services are beginning. We will have four midweek services on each Wednesday of Advent: On November 30th, December 7th, December 14th, and December 21st. Our services times are 1:00 (the alternate time) and 7:00 PM. We will use Evening Prayer as […]
The Way of the Donkey: Mark 11:1-10
November 27, 2011 by
When fishes flew and forests walked and figs grew upon thorn, some moment when the moon was blood then surely I was born. With monstrous head and sickening cry and ears like errant wings, the devil’s walking parody on all four-footed things. The tattered outlaw of the earth, of ancient crooked will; starve, scourge, deride […]
Understanding Advent
November 25, 2011 by
The call of Advent is a call to slow down. It is not Christmas–at least not yet. Advent bids us patience, to slow down our urgent pace, even to trust in the Lord when dark is our road and confusing our path. Advent is a call, not to push the Lord along, but to wait […]
Advent 4
December 19, 2010 by
Intro Like all kings, our Lord Jesus does not simply show up unannounced. A long line of prophets: Moses, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others first prophesied of the Messiah. Then, the angel Gabriel spoke to the Blessed Virgin. And last, the last of the Old Testament prophets, John the Baptizer, blazed the path of the Messiah […]
Midweek Advent 3
December 15, 2010 by
Intro Advent is a time of preparation and anticipation. The word Advent means “coming,” not “it’s already here.” So, this is a time when we prepare ourselves to celebrate the coming of Jesus as the Messiah. Yet, we in the Church–even within ourselves–have to contend against the secular Christmas, which has looked like Christmas since […]
Midweek Advent 2
December 8, 2010 by
Intro This was no ordinary word. Of course, words from God never are. Such an extraordinary Word was spoken through the Angel Gabriel into the Virgin’s ear. He said, “Don’t be afraid, Mary. For you have found favor with God. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name […]
Midweek Advent 1
November 30, 2010 by
Intro Not all invitations are glorious! It’s true, not all invitations are what they seem to be. Left to our own sinful ways, we would throw away an invitation that we consider beneath us. That’s because the tempting lies of the devil have had their way with us. The devil’s lies have beguiled us. And […]
Advent 1
November 29, 2010 by
Intro They are nearly gone. The leaves, that is. Rich in the green of spring, they are even more stunning in autumn: gold, auburn, red as if on fire. Then follows the falling leaves and the blowing wind. Finally, only the muted-brown pallor of death remains. This death is followed by cold, biting wind, and […]
