Fun fact: the first time a crèche, a nativity scene, was ever used as part of a Christmas Eve service was in 1223. It was a living crèche – with a real donkey, a real ox, a real mother and father, and a real baby – and it happened in...
The theme for this month is risk, and it seems like that could be the theme for every month, doesn’t it? Life is full of risks. There are physical risks, of course. We also face psycho-social risks, emotional risks, political risks, career risks … Even institutions live with, and in,...
Considering Covenants We continue this year our practice of asking ourselves each month a question as a way of shaping our faith exploration. That question is, “What does it mean to be a community of … ?” Each month we’ll look at a different way we could describe what it...
This month’s theme question: What does it mean to be a people of simplicity? If you knew you were going to be stranded on a deserted island, and could bring only one book with you, what would it be? Seriously … I’m asking. Think about it for a minute. If...
