Advent aloud
Scripture is astonishing and exciting. So read it that way, says speech coach Christine Parton Burkett. She offers practical advice on how to avoid “stained-glass voice” when delivering familiar Christmas texts year after year.
Scripture is astonishing and exciting. So read it that way, says speech coach Christine Parton Burkett. She offers practical advice on how to avoid “stained-glass voice” when delivering familiar Christmas texts year after year.
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, the story of Mary and Joseph shows the importance of saying yes to God. The right yes is necessary if God is to partner with us in the economy of salvation, says William H. Lamar IV.
Repentance changes how you see the world, and therefore how you work.
To put on the joy of the Christmas season, first there are things we have to take off, says Catherine A. Caimano in a sermon for the first Sunday of Advent.
Is there someone you need to forgive this season? From whom you need forgiveness?
Small practices can allow us to reclaim Advent as a preparation for Christ rather than ‘the holidays’ consumerist busy-ness.
Shopping should be the last thing on the Christmas to-do list, writes G. Sujin Pak. Instead, the lectionary readings stress repentance. That means ’tis the season to feed the hungry, be satisfied with what you have and live with the end in mind.