Save Us! Save Us!
Most of us reflect on 2020 as a year that rarely felt safe. So, what does the theme of Salvation have to do with Advent? What are we being saved from exactly?...
Expectations & Advent
Advent signals the “take off” of the Church’s liturgical year at a time when I’m simply struggling to guide my calendar year to a “safe landing.”...
Be Reframed
Reframe. Reorient. Recenter. These are good words. They describe how God can use Advent in our minds and hearts....
Political Partisanship & Christians
US political parties promote themselves as sources of calm within turmoil......
The Elephant in the House
Christ shattered that spiritual wall, and He calls us to forgive and seek reconciliation because He reconciled us to the Father. Allow for space, but don’t let tension build at home during this season of isolation....
Taking Walks
The highlight and habit of my days during COVID-19 is taking walks. Can you relate?...
Resilient
"Resilient: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions; strong, adaptable, flexible."...
Pray and Care for One Another and Your Neighbor
Adapted from Rev. Daniel Adkinson, former member of TFC and current Rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church - Athens, GA...
Invitation to Reflection
For most of my life, I’ve equated Lent with practices which help us to be “ready” to celebrate Easter......
Something Received
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation (Romans 5:10-11 ESV)....
The Urgency of Reconciliation
“So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift” (Matthew 5:23-24). ...
You Shall Teach Them to Your Children
Teaching and modeling prayer for our children. ...
"Grace Works Grace"
Ezekiel 18:2121 "But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.I am constantly mesmerized by the apparent tension between grace and works in scripture.I am also always learning about the truth of God's character through scripture passages like...
Keep ReadingThere is Hope
Psalm 102:2, 1112 (ESV)Do not hide your face from mein the day of my distress!My days are like an evening shadow;I wither away like grass.But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever;you are remembered throughout allgenerations.Lent is a solemn time of fasting, reflection, and preparation. It is appropriate to reflect on where we need hope in our lives. Our planet is in distress...
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