I love the Advent candles.
I remember the Advent candle holder that my grandma used to have sitting on the mantel. The candles were about the size and shape of baseballs. They were coated in paint of the designated colors—three purple candles, one pick one and another white one.
They were beautiful lit or unlit. I [...]
I am making my peace with the cold. I generally despise the chill that comes with the end of summertime. When the temperature dips below 35 degrees (in the Midwest that’s sometime in October or November) I’m ready to go from house to car to destination and back again as quickly as humanly possible. And [...]
This Advent season we have asked a few of our Omaha staff members to share their reflections on Advent. This first reflection is by Silas West who serves in the Community Care Center. He just celebrated his twelfth year serving at Word Made Flesh. Husband to Kimberly and father to four great kids, Silas loves [...]
Week 3: Dec 13 – Dec 19
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
Theme:
Wait with hope that God answers prayers.
Prayers:
Does it go into my file? The one marked:
“Unanswered?”
like
so many others, on yellowing slips
scarred by messy penmanship,
faded by tears,
crumpling, the edges worn thin by overhandling.
These archives,
useless for research,
repositories for hopes and dreams,
once rocket launched in anger
now [...]
Verses:
Malachi 3:1-4
Luke 1:68-79
Philippians 1:3-11
Luke 3:1-6
Theme: God arrives in places of poverty in our lives.
Prayer:
‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.’ (NASB)
‘you’re blessed when you’ve lost it all. God’s kingdom is there for the finding…” (The Message)
“The gospels paint us beautiful portraits of how Our God comes to us in [...]
Hi Dear Friends!
Every year I find myself at the same frenzied Christmas season pace. Between the parties, buying the presents, & scraping the snow off my windshield I feel like I miss the beautiful holiday season in all the stress that comes along with it. I have a really vivid memory a few years ago [...]