Lessons: Isaiah 35:1-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Canticle 15 In 1989 I obtained my driver’s license. And then then partway through the next year, I became a full-time bicycle commuter. These two changes – the driver’s license and the vastly expanded understanding of where all a bike might take me; suddenly my bikeContinue reading “The Third Sunday after Advent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
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Third Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Zephaniah 3:14-20 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Canticle 9 Have you ever had the experience of encountering the same words at two different times in your life and hearing them in a totally different way? For myself, I think about the statement: Having kids changes your life. Before I had children, I heard those wordsContinue reading “Third Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Third Sunday of Advent with Christmas Pageant by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8,19-28 Psalm 126 Rejoice always, Pray without ceasing. I grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, in that part of the world that is sometimes called Cascadia and sometimes called the Pacific Northwest. (The latter name is testament to the gravitational pull that the United States exerts onContinue reading “Third Sunday of Advent with Christmas Pageant by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Third Sunday of Advent + Advent Lessons & Carols by The Rev. Richard Toll
Lessons: Isaiah 35:1-10 Canticle 15 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 The things we will never know. We will never know what Jesus was like as a child. We will never know what Jesus was like as a teenager. We will never know about his early adult life. We will never know who his friendsContinue reading “Third Sunday of Advent + Advent Lessons & Carols by The Rev. Richard Toll”
Third Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Richard Toll
Lessons: Zephaniah 3:14-20 Canticle 9 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 The desert is a very special and unique setting and deserts are found in various places throughout the world. But the desert I want to speak to today incorporates the area from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea and the surrounding area ofContinue reading “Third Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Richard Toll”