Mary Elizabeth FisherDec 8, 2017ChristmasAdvent - PeaceThe first Sunday of Advent we focused on HOPE. The second Sunday of Advent, commencing December 10, focuses us toward PEACE. This...
Mary Elizabeth FisherDec 3, 2017ChristmasAdvent's first Sunday announces HOPEIsrael in the decades of Roman oppression had known 7 centuries of oppression - the horrific Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians,...
Mary Elizabeth FisherNov 30, 2017ChristmasAdvent is ComingAdvent is coming. I love that thought. Advent is coming. And yet it has been. It has been last year and the year before and the...
Hannah CravenDec 10, 2016ChristmasAdvent 2016 (Week 3 - Jesus is Good News for Everyone)And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to...
Hannah CravenDec 3, 2016ChristmasAdvent 2016 (Week 2 - Jesus is God With Us)The name “Immanuel,” applied to Jesus by the writer of the gospel of Matthew, reveals one of the most distinctive and powerful beliefs of...
Hannah CravenNov 26, 2016AdventAdvent 2016 (Week 1 - Jesus is the Promised King)The days of December leading up to Christmas are traditionally known as Advent. Advent means ‘coming,’ and the season is used to prepare...
Megan Powell du ToitNov 10, 2015ChristmasJesse Tree Advent ResourceResearch has shown that (see here2stay.org.au) the nurture of faith within the family context is crucial as kids develop faith. Too often...