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Advent 2009: Changing Things

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Advent 2009: Changing Things

It’s Advent again, that season when we usually focus on how the Lord comes to us. This year, however, how about thinking about how we come to God? We might want to go way back to Genesis and think about ...

Impatient Waiting

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Impatient Waiting

In Advent the Church urges us to practice longing for God’s coming. The reading from Isaiah for the first Sunday of Advent spells it out: “O that You would rend the heavens and come down!” --- a plea, almost a ...

Desiring in Advent

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Desiring in Advent

Advent is a season when we’re encouraged to pay attention to our desires. Desires aren’t the wishes and wants which our materialistic age tells us are easily satisfied if we own the right things or have the right look. Desires ...