The Flash Mob as a Portrait of Grace
Think about the gifts of Grace this Christmas. Although I have a strong preference for books over all kinds of screens, I have…
Christmas
Advent in Mara’s House
Advent isn’t a season in which we force ourselves to be sad, it’s the season in which we recognise how…
Holiday Lights
Are holiday lights just part of a superficial romance? by Aphrodite Kishi
The Alarming Summons of Advent
Ready or not, joy breaks in.
In Matters of the Heart, We Are All Twelve
The Jesus Prayer and Family Gatherings Heather Walker PetersonAlong with being a mother to two young and remarkably different daughters,…
Mild, He Lays His Glory By
Meditation on a Line from “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
God With Us: Joy, Grief, and Hope
God with us. Joy ClarksonJoy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing at Humane Pursuits. She is…
Art for Advent
This quote: “I do hope your Christmas has had a little touch of Eternity in among the rush and pitter…
A Relief from Consumerism at Christmas
On Thanksgiving Day this year, I opened my newsfeed to find more than a few dire warnings about the evils…
A Christmas Wreath from George Herbert
This Christmas season, I’m pursuing the same sense of simplicity that George Herbert found.
Watching the Snow Fall
The fall of a snowflake and the long meandering of our lives. Bryan WandelBryan Wandel works in government finance and…
“Rent” and Christmas
How does a young person find love after being infected with a fatal, sexually transmitted illness?
Play Along
How medieval Christmas plays can illuminate what’s missing in your holiday. Michelle HindmanMichelle Hindman is a literature teacher at a…
All I Want for Christmas is Light
A seminarian’s Advent reflections. Barton GingerichBarton Gingerich is a Master of Divinity student at Reformed Episcopal Seminary and a fellow…
Why My Son Isn’t Getting “Enough” Christmas Presents This Year
My plan for using material gifts to give my son things that will last forever. Amber KirschmanAmber Kirschman is a…
Three Winter Drinks You Need to Know How to Make
When your cold beer and gin and tonic have gone out of season, here are three recipes to brighten your…
Festivities
A downtown stroll at Christmas can lead to more than one pleasant surprise. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments,…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…Uh-Oh.
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, in a land not so very far away, a young woman…