The Advent Wreath
So, what is the symbolism of the Advent Wreath?
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Tag Advent
Advent – A Time of Preparation
With the pandemic still about, this year could be a time for us to recapture some of what Advent is supposed to be about.
Sermon: God With Us
God works through our less than perfect lives. God can use us even though we are wretched sinners beyond any hope of reconciliation. God can and will do something new and amazing!
Mary, Did You Know?
Mary should be an example to all of us about the power of saying yes, but she should also be an example to all of us about the power of what one person can do to make a difference in the world.
Joy Comes in the Morning
We will light the rose-colored candle as a reminder that in the bleakness of life, love and joy will shine through in the love that God has for each of us in the sending of his son to show us the path of righteousness.
Sermon: Vision of Peace
You get out of worship what you put in. If you come seeking to be changed, you will be changed. If you come seeking only to be entertained, you might leave disappointed.
The Greatest of These…
For me, the love of others has to flow from our lives as Christians, and it has to move us to care for others, especially the least among us.
Sermon: Moving with Mary’s Song
... the Christmas story is not only about the birth of a tiny baby that would change the world, but it is also the story of a defiant young girl standing the public square and shaking her fist and saying "no more."
O Antiphons: December 23 ~ O Emmanuel (O With us is God
Latin: O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,exspectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum:veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.[d Isaiah…
The O Antiphons: December 22 ~ O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations
Latin: O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum,lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum:veni, et salva hominem,quem de limo formasti. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he…