What did St. Matthew want us to see in Jesus’ family tree? …scandals, family secrets, and the wonders of Advent.

Advent – it’s a wake up call.

A conversation about the absence of God.

When Bonnie and I first had Moses I told myself that I was going to resist the urge to make sermon illustrations out of my experience of fatherhood, but now here I am.  The urge is just too strong…

Because if you have any doubt that there is such a thing as “original sin”, meaning that humans don’t have [...]

ADVENT 1 INVOCATION 2008
This is the opening words to this weeks Advent Worship Gathering, written by Jon Glenn.  We started around the Christ Candle in the entry way, so it wasn’t capture in the recording of the service.

Welcome to Advent at Church of the Beloved.  Advent is a womb for hope.  And it’s here that [...]

WAITING RITUALS FOR ADVENT
Last Advent we created a ‘waiting room’ for people to wait in before service began.  Each week the waiting room had a different take on the theme of waiting and created a different opportunity for praying.  Feel free to use these ideas with creativity in your own context.
ADVENT ONE – WAITING FOR [...]