For those living in the Northern Hemisphere, nature provides a perfect backdrop for Advent. We’ve gone from having 15 or so hours of daylight on June 21 to nine hours on Dec. 21. Some people struggle ...

When I was much younger (but old enough for some serious crafting), I designed a two-dimensional Advent wreath from construction paper and thumbtacked it to my bedroom wall. Each Sunday during the ...

The Christian season of Advent, which begins this Sunday, is a four-week period of preparation for Christmas. Advent's themes of hope, peace, joy, and love are symbolized by lighting candles, moving ...

Happy New Year to all! Throughout December, our church community came together to observe the Advent season, a time rich with meaningful themes of hope, peace, joy, and love. Each Sunday, as the ...

Lighting a candle in the darkness is a powerful symbol of hope. The strength of even a single candle to dispel darkness is something I learned memorably as a Boy Scout. I went caving with my troop on ...

The light shines brighter in the darkness. The words from St. Luke's gospel sound grim. "There will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with ...

In C.S. Lewis’ “The Last Battle,” a group of dwarfs live in a pitch-black, smelly stable, unaware of the beautiful world around them. Lucy encourages them to wake up: “Can’t you see the sky and the ...