A Lesson in Waiting: An Advent Retreat
Our preparations for Christmas often overwhelm us with occasions for waiting. We wait in line at stores. We wait for Christmas bonuses, traveling relatives, the…
Our preparations for Christmas often overwhelm us with occasions for waiting. We wait in line at stores. We wait for Christmas bonuses, traveling relatives, the…
“I can’t live with her gone!” “I don’t recognize this violent nation!” “Stop these panic attacks!” As a Biblical therapist, I listen to angry people,…
Hope. I thought I knew what the word meant. And I’ve practiced that “hope,” or what I thought hope was, since childhood: “I hope I…
I think I’ve finally figured out why I skip over Advent and rush toward Christmas: Advent is a season of hope, and I find it…