LOVE & PREPARATION by Marilyn Quigley How would the following explanation be accepted at your gift opening? “Oops, I forgot a gift for you.” No need to answer! Preparation obviously is key for a joyful Christmas. At Schweitzer, the team …
Advent Devotional: Week 3 – Joy
Clear the Way for Joy – written by Lisa Lewellan In Isaiah 40:3 we read: “A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord ; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway …
Advent Devotional: Week 2: Peace
written by Robert Casady Sloppy agapē (sacrificial love) characterizes incidents when in the name of love, and hoping to keep the peace, we refuse to address seemingly impenetrable issues, bad choices, and/or volitional sins. But any peace we may experience …
Advent Devotional: Week 1 – HOPE
HOPE HAS COME • Written By Joshua Rowlett Many months ago, I had a rather unexpected conversation with my father. We were on the way to work at a festival, whereupon arrival we’d sell handcrafted sodas – or so we …