Christmas Blues
Warning: in this blog post, I will be a grinch! No, I’m not going to pull the glitter out of your beard or take the candy cane out of your […]
Tag Archives: advent
Waiting for what??
Yesterday was the last Sunday of advent. The waiting is almost over. Christmas Eve is just around the corner – we just have to get through this one week of […]
My soul craves advent
My soul craves advent. This is a deep and desperate longing that seeps in every year throughout November, and when advent finally arrives (as it did yesterday) I breath a […]
Still stuck in Advent
I’m supposed to be happy that Christmas happened. After four weeks of waiting, of preparing, of looking forward to a new season, I’m supposed to be happy that it finally […]
Radical and Ordinary: Joining God in birthing new life
My newborn is sleeping beside me as I write this. I watch his face gently twitching as he dreams and I keep my ears open for a wake-up cry calling […]
5 Ways to Welcome Refugees this Advent
Advent is here. Just when I thought the dreariness of November would stretch on forever, suddenly it’s Advent, the time of year where my candle obsession finds respectability. But for […]
Pastors in Exile 