by Dennis Stevenson | Dec 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year (eve)! A Bible verse looms large in my mind today: Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. — Ephesians 5:15-16 As today is the last day of the year, it naturally...
by Dennis Stevenson | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Luke 2 brings us the iconic image of the angelic host. Or as I like to call it, the Angel Choir. When Luke describes the choir, he used the greek word “plethos” – our Bibles translate it as “multitude”. I think it’s the root that...
by Dennis Stevenson | Dec 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
At last we come to the fourth Sunday of Advent. If you’ve been following the full tradition and lighting candles around a wreath, today you light the final one, and create that beautiful staggered ring. Today we remember the angels. Of course we started the...
by Dennis Stevenson | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Advent story seems to follow a kind of logic that isn’t too hard to follow… All the world must be taxed (Caesar) Joseph and Mary go to their ancestral home (Bethlehem) It’s a popular place and no vacancy signs lead to a stable. Baby is born, must...
by Dennis Stevenson | Dec 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today we celebrate the third week of Advent, and the theme is JOY. As my kids were growing up, we focused on the Shepherds this weekend. Typically we would take a shepherd figurine from a nativity set as the object lesson to focus the children’s attention. The...
