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The God of Light, of Love

December 27, 2021 By Laura Shaver Leave a Comment

John, for me, is the apostle of light, the apostle who shines the light on the true nature of our God and our Lord and Savior.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Saints Tagged With: Advent, Advent wreath, Christmas, St. John, The Gospel of John

The Feast of Saint John: God is Light

December 27, 2018 By Dorian Del Priore Leave a Comment

“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at […]

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, light, nativity, saints, St. John

St. John looks for Jesus – and so do we.

December 27, 2017 By Tina Clark Leave a Comment

As the detritus of Christmas surrounds us, where do we see Jesus?

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: children, Christmas, discipleship, evangelism, parenting, St. John

Faith at Home: Planning Ahead for December (and a giveaway coming soon)

November 25, 2017 By Nurya Love Parish 1 Comment

Maybe because I wasn’t raised in the church, I’ve spent half my life trying to figure out how to observe Advent and Christmas.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Advent, Advent wreath, Christmas, Holy Innocents, Leila Lawlor, songs, St. John, St. Nicholas, St. Stephen, St. Thomas

St Mary the Virgin Offers Comfort, Challenge and Hope

August 15, 2017 By Ann Benton Fraser Leave a Comment

I am moved by the willing courage of a young person saying yes to God’s adventure. And I’m grateful for Mary, still bearing God to us.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, grief, Jesus, St. John, St. Luke, St. Mary the Virgin, theology, Theotokos

Jesus moved. The Israelites moved. And we’re moving too.

June 19, 2017 By Melissa Wilcox 5 Comments

Moving is once again making me realize: all of life is detaching from that which does not last forever and clinging to the good news in Christ.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, Israelites, Jesus, moving, Old Testament, St. John, Temple

The light of Christ shone for Simeon – and still shines today.

February 2, 2017 By Marcus Halley 4 Comments

Little did Mary and Joseph know that their routine would bring them face-to-face with a man who had waited his whole life to behold their infant son.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Barbara Brown Taylor, communion, Franz Biebl, John Legend, Mississippi Mass Choir, Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Rembrandt, Simeon, St. John

Finding hope – and the spirit of Christmas – even now.

January 23, 2017 By Heather Sleightholm 2 Comments

Hope and good will are meant to be ever with us, having come to us so miraculously on Christmas Day.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: baptism, baptismal covenant, darkness, hope, Jesus, light, Prayer, St. John

I see my story in the space DaVinci puts between Jesus and St. John.

December 27, 2016 By Marcus Halley 2 Comments

St. John faints away at the words of Christ announcing his coming betrayal. The space in DaVinci’s painting helps me consider the ways I am separated from Christ.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: DaVinci, Jesus, reconciliation, saints, sin, St. John, The Last Supper

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