Getting in the Mood for Christmas Christmas movies do a variety of things: get us in the mood for the season, connect us with family, and entertain us. Alongside the stockings, fir tree, and nativity set, A Charlie Brown Christmas was an annual viewing tradition in my...
Christmas is Over It’s Christmas morning, not yet light. I am ten years old, creeping down the stairs, and I am full of hope. My siblings and I were told there will be no Christmas. Our mother told us. She always tells the truth. But I believe in more than truth. Once...
Lectionary Guide: Epiphany 2024 January 6 | Epiphany of the Lord | Year B Ephesians 3:1-12 Isaiah 60:1-6 | Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 | Matthew 2:1-12 Summary of the Text Darren Pollock Context Contextual Layers The responsible interpretation of any biblical text requires...
Lectionary Guide: Christmas 2023 January 1 | First Sunday After Christmas | Year B Galatians 4:4-7 Isaiah 61:10-62:3 | Psalm 148 | Luke 2:22-40 Summary of the Text Lisa Degrenia Risk, Salvation, and the Fullness of Time Pharaoh’s daughter took a huge risk to raise and...
Christmas Schedule of Services Year B | 2023-2024 Blue Christmas (Longest Night): December 21 Christmas 1: Christmas Eve/Day | Nativity of the Lord | December 24/25: Isaiah 9:2-7 Christmas 2: New Year’s Eve | December 31: Hebrews 2:10-18 Worship Guide Calls to Worship...
Lectionary Guide: Christmas 2023 December 24/25 | Christmas Eve/Day | Year B Proper III John 1:1-14 Isaiah 52:7-10 | Psalm 98 | Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12) Summary of the Text Bill Rowley Introduction John 1 contains some of the richest Christological passages in all of...