Christmas isn’t canceled. The New Year is coming, fresh and frosty.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, friends. For our household, this morning feels like we’ve finally reached the finish line of the most grueling ultramarathon race in history. Today we are putting aside the hallmarks of our 2020: anxiety, despair, and decision fatigue, so we can make room for twelve full days of joy and Jesus.
How an Epidemic Changed Saint Nicholas
If I were writing this last year I don’t even think I would have paid any attention to this part of Nicholas’ story. I’m not sure the word would have registered in my brain. But this year? Hearing of a young boy losing both his parents to an uncontrolled illness was hard to ignore.
Skipping Advent
This is the time of year when many Episcopal clergy start reminding anyone who will listen how important it is to observe Advent. It normally […]
We need Holy Innocents
Imagination stands as one of the most powerful gifts that God has given human beings.
Embracing the Messy Season of Christmas
As we enter into the Christmas season I am struck, once again, at how messy life, family celebrations, and gift giving can be. T
Celebrating Christmas at Home
The 8 foot tree stands in the living room of our tiny, messy apartment and we step carefully around it to get into the bedrooms.
Why I Still Mail (and Want to Receive) Christmas Cards
A few years ago, I received an electronic Christmas card from a friend who had always sent a paper one.
I need more time with baby Jesus.
Driving up the highway to return a few backup Christmas gifts, I began to meditate on the Christmas season, baby Jesus, and scripture I heard […]
A Crowded Stable
As I stared at the crowds amassed around our holy family, it occurred to me that with our first child, other than the occasional comment on our parenting and her stranger glare reserved demeanor, we were pretty much left alone as parents to sink or float.