December Synchroblog – Jesus Came Did You get What You Expected?

My post yesterday was part of a December synchroblog and below I have posted the other posts in the series. Interestingly many focus on the unexpected pain of this season which seemed appropriate to me as I am posting this on the day in the church calendar known as The Feast of the Holy Innocents [...]

The Wait Is Over – What Did I Get?

Today’s post forms part of the December synchroblog Jesus Has Come – Did You Get What You Expected?. I will post the full list of submissions with links tomorrow. In my preAdvent post Jesus Is Coming What Do I Expect, I wrote Above all I am expecting to be changed by a fresh encounter with Christ during [...]

Christmas is Over Or Is It?

Now that Christmas Day is over many of us feel let down because the day we have been anticipating for so long is over. The malls strip their elaborate decorations and junk their remaining Christmas stocks with huge 50-70% off sales. The Christmas wreaths and trees are thrown out for the garbage collectors and our frenzied activities [...]

Jesus Is Coming – What Do We Expect? The Entire Series.

This year’s Advent series at Godspace has been the richest and most prolific ever. And it isn’t over yet. Tomorrow I will post the reflections for this week’s synchroblog Jesus Came Did You Get What You Expected? However I want to take this opportunity to thank all who submitted posts as well as those who [...]

Celine Dion Sings Oh Holy Night

Oh Holy Night seems like the perfect carol to post on Christmas Eve (at least it is Christmas eve here in Seattle). Many blessings to all of you as we remember the birth of our saviour Someone also just sent me this history of Oh Holy Night written by richard Rohr.   In 1847, a [...]

O Come All Ye Faithful by Liberia

Here is a beautiful rendition of another of my favourite Christmas carols: Libera performing O Come All Ye Faithful on Christmas Cooks which aired 25 December 2007.

Joy To The World

Love this song – merry Christmas and a happy new year

Jesus Is Returning…Today by Jeremy Myers

Today’s post in our series Jesus is Coming What Do We Expect  is from author and blogger  Jeremy Myers. It was first posted on his blog Till He Comes as Jesus Is returning Today. This is the last post in the series. I hope that you have enjoyed our journey through Advent. God bless and [...]

A Liturgy for Christmas by John Van de Laar

This beautiful Christmas liturgy comes from John Van de Laar. It can be downloaded from his website Sacredise. A Liturgy for Advent and Christmas The people who walk in darkness will see a great light – a light that will shine on  all who live in the land where death casts its shadow…For a child [...]

Christmas Traditions – Drawing from Around the World

Christmas is almost here, and this morning I went out to do the final big food shopping expedition before the weekend. This year our main celebration will be Christmas Eve. There will be seven of us from five different countries and who knows how many religious traditons. So how do we celebrate? Tom and I [...]