How My Young Family Is Making Room for Christ This Christmas
As we approach December 25, we undoubtedly become more stressed out about getting everything done for the big day. If you are like my family,…
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Navigating Mental Health Struggles: How Scripture Helps Me Find Hope This Advent
To celebrate the darkness of Advent – a season of mystery and waiting, anticipating the birth of Christ, the Light of the World – amidst…
3 Saints To Keep You Company During Seasons of Waiting
Waiting is an experience that is probably as disliked as it is common to our shared human story. As I sit here several months into…
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…
For Such a Time as This: What Esther Taught Me About Identity
It was mid-morning. I was sitting at work enjoying a cup of coffee, and I had been pondering Esther all morning. I was going through…
The Hope That Comes From Waiting
In this unprecedented time of a global pandemic, I find myself unexpectedly in a time of waiting. Waiting to go back into stores that currently…
Waiting for God: How to Keep Listening When God Seems Silent
I’m not a patient person. Little frustrations like sitting in a traffic jam or standing in line at the bank have me grinding my teeth…
5 Tips for a More Spiritual Advent
There’s something very special about the first Sunday of Advent — singing the familiar Advent hymns and lighting the first Advent candle. I always feel…
Why Waiting Isn’t the Hardest Part
Transitioning out of a period of waiting can be challenging. You’ve been waiting for that new job or that graduate school acceptance letter — and…
Learning To Flex Our Waiting Muscles: Moments of Advent in Everyday Life
Waiting is often viewed as a negative state. The phrase “I had to wait forever” is a great example of the (sometimes dramatic) exasperation that…
