Month: December 2014

“This Christmas consider Christ.” Those are lyrics to a song that has stuck with me this Christmas season. They stood out to me because I realized how easy it is for me to consider many things other than Christ. I consider what gift to get for a family member, what cookies I show make, how…

The third candle on the advent wreath is a different color than the other three. This week the candle is pink, to symbolize our joy. In the olden days the fast would now be over and everyone entered the holiday mood. Now a days some people are already tired of the holiday mood. I think…

This week was the week of finals for many of us in college. Final projects, final papers, final exams. In the advent calendar this is the week where you light the second candle. The candle of Bethlehem, Preparation, or Peace. Micah, the prophet, foretold Bethlehem as the birth place of the coming Messiah. The little…

We reached that season of year again. That season where the weather turns colder and the schedule turns busier. That season where everyone is going shopping and having concerts and parties. That season where decorations are made of green and red and houses are adorned in lights. That season where people give more readily and…