There is something about Christmas that brings out the best in many people. You might even say it brings out more love in people. I am okay with this. I went through a stage when I was younger of thinking (and actually saying) any “extra” love showing up at Christmas was false because “where was…
As I was reflecting on the third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of joy, the question above became my sermon title. It’s deceptively, well, simple, isn’t it? Is joy simple? The more I thought about it, the more I was taken with the question. It seems the answer is more complex than the question, which…
I am not sure I actually know what peace looks like. My favourite and least favourite definition or description of peace is “Peace is the word needed to describe the occasional and brief moments between war.” I can’t remember to whom the quotation is attributed or if it was actually said by any of the…