God is With Us | Advent 4 | Visual Lectionary Resources for December 21, 2025
View Resources Readings: Isaiah 7:10–16 Psalm 80:1–7, 17–19 Romans 1:1–7 Matthew 1:18–25 What does God’s love look like? It is summed up in one word: Immanuel. This is a compound Hebrew word combining the word im-anu, which means “with us” with the word el, which...
Joy in the Darkness | Advent 3 | Visual Lectionary Resources for December 14, 2025
View Resources Readings: Isaiah 35:1–10 Psalm 146:5–10 or Luke 1:46b–55 James 5:7–10 Matthew 11:2–11 Have you ever felt like John the Baptist in Matthew 11? He dedicated his life to preaching and preparing the way for the Messiah. He thought it was Jesus. Now he sits...
Good Grace to You | The Art Pastor’s Guide to Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving gift to you. Good grace, joy, and favor to you this year.
A Meditation for All Hallow’s Eve
Today is Halloween—technically, All Hallows’ Eve—and I want to reflect on why we are so fixated on the day before a thing in our society. All Hallows’ Eve, according to European legend, is the night before All Saints’ Day. The focus of the whole event should...