Advent

Prayers and a Blessing for Advent

Advent is a season that encourages us to pray from our bones. Its vivid stories and songs implore us to pursue, desire, and cry …

Christian formation does not have to be costly. Yet finding formation resources that are substantive, useful, and affordable can …

What if Advent were less about which songs to sing which weeks and more about using our resources to ensure that all people are …

’Tis the season for gift-giving guides and black Friday sales that started a month ago. As active disciples in faith communities, …

I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. …

Growing up our family had one of the Avon Christmas Count-Down Calendars from 1987 with the mouse that moved from one …

In our church, we have noticed that our children and youth do not know the story about the birth of Jesus as well as they did ten …

As the church enters a new normal with COVID and people are moving back into the busy-ness of life, how can we be meaningfully …

You are invited to join in a multimedia meditation for a moment of "hush in the rush" this Advent season. The Center for Christian …

The season of Advent is marked by expectation and longing. We await the season of Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Christ. …