by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Just yesterday, while filming our Advent Sermon Series video, it struck me just how important hope is as a Christian virtue. And not just the kind of starry-eyed hope of childhood, but rather something different, something that exists between the poles of naïveté and...
by Bill Gaultiere | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the first Advent God keeps saying, “Fear not!” It’s a word we need to hear today too. Zechariah and Elizabeth were told that after decades of waiting they’d finally have a child in their old age. (Luke 1:5-25) But “Don’t fear being disappointed again.” Mary was a...
by Bill Gaultiere | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had a trauma from your past triggered? I have! “Trauma” may sound dramatic — I wasn’t in a war or abused. As an infant I required stomach surgery to survive. My mom wanted to be with me but wasn’t allowed, so it felt like abandonment. Recently, emotions...
by Lisa Degrenia | Nov 9, 2021 | Advent, Uncategorized
Advent Wreath Prayers: Hope, Peace, Joy, Love © 2013 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, www.revlisad.com For those looking for an advent wreath reading, these readings by TPW contributor Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia are a great place to start. Focused on the four themes of Advent,...
by Bill Gaultiere | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Advent is a celebration of the coming of Christ — and the whole Trinity! I wonder if you’ve ever meditated on the Trinity? This has been one of the most important practices in my life. What a blessing to see the way the Father, Son and Spirit love and honor one...
by Bill Gaultiere | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
It seems everybody loves Saint Francis. But few really know him. We like our garden statues of a somber man holding a bird, but this is not the real Francis of Assisi from the 12th Century. Instead, picture an energetic and jovial little man, known in his day as...
