by Judy Moore | Dec 22, 2023 | Awakening
I love Christmas and all its trappings including the beautifully lit trees, Handel’s Messiah among all the other glorious Christmas music, the many and varied representations of the nativity… Invariably, Christmas conjures up images of softly falling snow, lovingly...
by David Shepherd | Dec 15, 2023 | Awakening
Walking through the market yesterday, focused solely on accomplishing my to-do list, I caught whiffs of words I knew. A familiar Christmas song was playing in the background. It wasn’t loud, but just enough to recognize an English song in my Hungarian context. Aside...
by James Wartian | Dec 8, 2023 | Awakening
For years they searched the skies for a sign. They stayed alert for even the smallest sign. Perhaps this happened over generations. All we know is that they were watching for it – they were seeking it – they were alert. And when the wise men saw the sign, they acted...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 1, 2023 | Awakening
In the week before Jesus died, the cat-and-mouse games in which the Pharisees tried to trap him filtered every conversation in and around the temple. The Pharisees had no love of truth, only of being right. Jesus was everything that was truth. So, when he stumped the...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 27, 2022 | Make Ready
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