The Most Ironic Time of the Year
Reflections on why we feel more burned out than fired up for Christmas during this second week of the Christmas Season.
Drawing Through Advent | A Livestream Contemplative Art Experience Recap
The livestream sessions are now complete. Enjoy this playlist and gallery of images from the experience.
Love and Nativity | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on December 24, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for December 24, 2023. This is the fourth week of Advent AND Christmas Eve. We light the candle of LOVE and Celebrate the Nativity.
Drawing Joy | Watch the Recording of the Livestream Session
The image I drew during the livestream was inspired by Psalm 126. Those who sow in tears will reap with joy. The disciple’s journey is to acknowledge the tears and the joy and know that God is with us through all of it. I added the crib and the cross to remind us that Jesus experienced it all with us and for us.
Joy and Tears | Advent 3 | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on December 17, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for December 17, 2023. This is the third week of Advent. We light the candle of JOY. The RCL takes us to Isaiah, Psalms, 1 Thessalonians, and John to offer texts that explore the mixture of tears and joy. The NL takes us to Ezra were we see the restoration of the temple after the Exile and another mixture of joy and tears.