2nd Sunday of Advent: The Candle of Peace

by | Dec 3, 2009 | History, Holidays, Spirituality

I recall one particular Christmas pageant  that I was in when a young girl. You remember those. We used bathrobes with towels on heads for shepherds. The white sheets and the tinsel halos were the costume of choice for the angles. And Mary? She was always in blue. ...

The Season of Advent has Begun.

by | Nov 30, 2009 | History, Holidays, Spirituality

Know much about Advent? If not, don’t worry. You’re not alone. But if you do, know that we will be focusing on Advent during the coming days. So, just what is Advent anyway? You might have seen or even used one of those clever Advent calendars. You know...

A Psalm of Thanksgiving.

by | Nov 28, 2009 | Holidays, Spirituality

Psa. 100 ¶ A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Psa. 100:1 ¶ Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Psa. 100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Psa. 100:3 Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We...

Journey to Thanksgiving. And it was so.

by | Nov 26, 2009 | History, Holidays, Politics

While the Pilgrims from Scrooby (Notingham) were learning to survive in Holland, other settlers from England had already arrived in the land of Virginia (the entire Eastern Seaboard) and were setting up shop in Jamestown. It was rough. And things weren’t going...