What Are We Waiting For This Advent – The Entire Series

Many thanks to all those who participated in the series What Are We Waiting For This Advent? Even though Advent is over there is still a lot of interest in the posts from this series.  For many of us these days after Christmas Day – the Christmas season which ends with the Eve of Epiphany, are [...]

Still Waiting – An Advent Reflection by Christina Whitehouse-Suggs

This is the last in the series What Are We Waiting for This Advent Season. This post comes from Christina Whitehouse-Suggs.  She describes herself as a chameleon who struggles with finding a color of my own. I’m a performer who often loses my voice only to find it in silence. I’m a Baptimergent minister who [...]

Awaiting the Morning – An Advent Reflection by Brad Culver

Today’s Advent reflection comes from Brad Culver.  Brad is a mentor, teacher, pioneer, along with Mary his wife of 37 years, until recently gave leadership to the Refuge a missional faith community founded in 1994. They presently reside in Innerkip Ontario Canada as they prepare to embark on a new adventure. Brad blogs at Living Water [...]

Advent Waiting on the Cancer Journey – Reflection by Jill Aylard Young

This evening’s Advent reflection comes from Jill Aylard Young. Jill serves on the board of Mustard Seeds Associates. A recent Princeton Theological Seminary graduate and originally from Covina, California, she now lives with her husband Matthew and daughter Grace in Elysburg, PA where Matthew is pastor of Elysburg Presbyterian Church. Focusing on her roles of [...]

What Are We Waiting for – Summary for Third Week of Advent

Christmas is rapidly approaching and the daily scriptures are building in anticipation.  But for many of us the longing of Advent is still a very present reality.  Perhaps in these days of Advent you would appreciate the reflections and struggles of others during this season.  Here are the posts that have come in for the [...]

The Least Likely – And Advent Reflection by Kathy Escobar

Christmas is coming fast and many of us have shifted our focus away from the waiting of Advent to the fulfillment of the birth of Christ (or if we are honest to the frenzy of present buying and partying).  But we are still in the season of waiting, hoping and expecting. Today’s reflection comes from [...]

We Don’t Invite Jesus Into Our Lives, He Invites Into His – Advent Reflection by Jason Clark

This evenings Advent reflection is written by Jason Clark. Jason planted an emerging church on the SW edge of London 12 years ago, whilst he was an investment broker in the City of London.  He is now a full time pastor/minister of the church, with a Doctor of Ministry and now the middle of a PhD he teaches, [...]

Patience in a Time of Distraction – Advent Reflection by Thomas Turner

This morning’s Advent reflection comes from Thomas Turner the Senior Editor, Literary Arts of GENERATE Magazine . Thomas blogs at  EverydayLiturgy.com. He is also on the ministry team at The Plant, a community cultivating love, truth, and compassion in Mahwah, New Jersey. This is the time of year when people start voicing their opinions on how this year [...]

A Cynic’s Hope – Advent Reflection from Ryan Marsh

This afternoon’s reflection comes from Ryan Marsh pastor of Church of the Beloved, a missional community in Edmonds, WA.  They are hosting some great holiday events and as Ryan comments: You should come, it’s not that bad. Hope. It wins elections.  It fuels change. Everybody wants hope.  Right? Sure.  We want a hope we can [...]

Waiting Without Busyness by Greg Rickel Bishop of Olympia

This morning’s post comes from Bishop Greg Rickel Episcopal Bishop of Olympia.  Bishop Rickel comes from Austin Texas where he served as rector of St James Episcopal church. Jesus is coming, look busy!   We have all heard that little bit of Christian humor.   In Matthew we hear that the one to be honored is the [...]