Boughs of Holly
Hannah Anderson invites us to learn from the holly tree the lesson of joy mingled with suffering.
Featured December 23, 2022 (Original Oct 2022 )
The Gifts of the Wilderness
Longing, emptiness, and waiting can stretch and grow our souls—and prepare space for God to do some of his most holy work.
Featured December 23, 2022 (Original Dec 2017 )
How to Celebrate
From her helpful Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Adele Calhoun invites us into holy celebration with the Trinity.
Featured December 23, 2022 (Original Oct 2005 )
Opening Ourselves to Joy
Trevor Hudson invites us to reflect upon the internal and external factors that may be conspiring to keep us from the joy that Jesus came to give.
Featured December 23, 2022 (Original Dec 2024 )
The Longing of God to Be Connected to You
Written for the first week of Advent as part of the Renovaré resource Meditations on the Birth of Jesus, Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell engage our imaginations to help us hear God’s invitation into restored relationship.
Featured December 16, 2022 (Original Dec 2019 )
He Loved Us First
A meditation on what it means to say that God “first loved us” from 12th-century theologian William of St-Thierry.
Featured December 13, 2022 (Original Dec 2024 )
The Word Became Flesh
The opening words of John’s gospel proclaim the Incarnation, and invite us to receive him and become “children of God.”
Featured December 10, 2022 (Original Dec 2024 )
