Faith • Liturgical Reflections We Are a Visited People Mary Woodiwiss | 5 min read Visitation connotes being with, not just knowing about, and then carrying one and one’s daily life more closely to heart after the visit. Is it too much of a stretch to say that God’s visitation also means that, in his gracious love, he wants to be with us? Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Expecting the Incarnation Agnes R. Howard | 4 min read Thinking about what it is like to wait for a baby—even an ordinary one—helps us to grasp the immensity of what Advent brings. Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations A Different Four-Letter Word Sarah Tenney Stehlik | 3 min read The pain is real; the suffering is real. Deeply so. Grieve with those who grieve, and weep with those who weep. But do not drink the poison of fear. Continue Reading
Culture • Vocation • Christianity & Culture Honor, Shame, and Vocation Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 3 min read “There are basically three kinds of cultures in the world: guilt-based, fear-based, or shame-based. Guilt-based and fear-based cultures have been much more open to the good news of Jesus than shame-based cultures. It is critical that we understand the dynamics of honor and shame to communicate effectively the good news of Jesus within this cultural... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Companions in the Fullness of Time Mary Woodiwiss | 5 min read This Advent, as we turn again - individually and corporately - to watch and wait for, to worship and adore, the Lord who both has come and will come again, will we believe that he can deliver us from all that threatens our groundedness in Him? Can we become capable of trusting that He will walk with us in the hardest of times? Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections When the Call is Not Easy Rebecca Schad | 4 min read I needed to know that God could still use me in the lives of my daughters despite my obvious imperfections, even if his calling drew me beyond what I thought possible. Continue Reading
