Allison Backous Troy is a writer and educator living in Grand Junction, Colorado. Her work has been published in Image Journal, the St. Katherine's Review, Books and Culture, Comment and other places. She received her MFA in creative nonfiction at Seattle Pacific University.
After recalling the frenetic pace of past Christmas seasons, a writer commits to celebrate Advent as it should be -- a time to embrace desire and hope.
The Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is designed to foster, strengthen and sustain well-grounded worship in congregations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Two streams of grants are offered: to teacher-scholars and to worshiping communities.
Grant proposal due date options include October 15, 2023, or February 15 or June 15, 2024.