Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found thought provoking and interesting over the past week with all of you. However, because I had family in town and lots of work last week, you are actually getting two week’s worth of links today. To help make sense of all that I am sharing, I have broken the … Continue reading This Week’s Links
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Messenger. Yesterday I reflected … Continue reading Monday December 8th- The Ninth Day of Advent #Messenger
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Repentance. The gospel of … Continue reading Sunday December 7th- The Second Sunday of Advent #Repentance
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today was #Journey. Advent as a … Continue reading Saturday December 6th – The Seventh Day of Advent #Journey
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today was #Shaken. The imagery of … Continue reading Friday December 5th- The Sixth Day of Advent #Shaken
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. For today’s reflection I would like to share one from my Uncle Jeff Tengesdal. Jeff is the senior pastor at First English Lutheran Church in Appleton, Wisconsin and shared a … Continue reading Thursday December 4th- The Fifth Day of Advent
Let’s dwell a little with Isaiah this morning. Specifically, consider this central Advent text from Second Isaiah, Isaiah 40:1-11. Within this text we hear “Comfort, Comfort O My People,” but we also hear this call to prepare the way, alerting us to something and someone coming. There will be a change. Creation will be restored. The prophet calls, “In the wilderness prepare the way of … Continue reading Wednesday December 3rd- The Fourth Day of Advent
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. In Mark 13:24-37, the gospel text appointed by the revised common lectionary for this past Sunday, we hear, “But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels … Continue reading Tuesday Dec. 2nd- The Third Day of Advent
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. Today’s reflection connects with yesterday’s, as we dwelled yesterday a little with Isaiah 64 (as appointed from the revised common lectionary). Today, let’s consider a little bit of Habakkuk (as … Continue reading Monday Dec. 1st- The Second Day of Advent
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. As this is the first day of Advent, allow me to also wish you a Happy New Year (at least in terms of the church year). I think it is … Continue reading Sunday Nov. 30th- The First Sunday of Advent
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