Christmas

  • The Darkness Will Not Overcome the Light

    Anytime I hear the words of John 1:1 read aloud, I am instantly taken back to the Sunday School classroom where a group of pre-teens were working on memorizing our weekly Bible verses. Like many perfectionist children, I loved being… Continue reading

    The Darkness Will Not Overcome the Light
  • A Hard Edges and Dark Corners Christmas

    When I had the opportunity to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, an ancient pilgrimage across Northern Spain a few years ago, I shared stories and pictures from that journey with this congregation. One of the conversations I had… Continue reading

    A Hard Edges and Dark Corners Christmas
  • My Advent Prayer

    I count it one of my life’s great gifts that I went to the same small, liberal arts college as my younger brother. For most of our lives up until our college years, I was painfully quiet and shy, and… Continue reading

    My Advent Prayer
  • Sacred Bonds

    I am curious about practically everything I have ever learned. I love to know about the mundane pieces of our lives; it does not take much to amaze me when it comes to the intricacies of how anything in this… Continue reading

    Sacred Bonds