Sunday morning marks the start of the 2022 Advent season. Born from the Latin word adventus , Advent refers to the coming or arrival of Jesus Christ, the long awaited Messiah. The Greek word for advent is parousia and means presence, arrival, or official visit. Once, God’s people, the Israelites, waited for the Messiah—God’s promisedContinue reading “Celebrating the Hope of the Advent Season”
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Things I am Grateful For in 2022 | The Gratitude Challenge
Recently, in her “Abide” series, fellow Jesus-follower and Christian blogger Bridget A Thomas launched her annual Gratitude Challenge. Bridget described the essence of her 2022 Gratitude Challenge on her blog: Gratitude Challenge for 2022 If you want to end 2022 on a positive note, then perhaps you will consider finding several things you are gratefulContinue reading “Things I am Grateful For in 2022 | The Gratitude Challenge”
Pondering Palm Sunday and some other thoughts
Throngs of people filled the streets of Deep Ellum and the patios of restaurants scattered along both Upper and Lower Greenville Avenue this past Saturday. The weather all weekend has been beautiful, sunny, and warm here in the suburbs of Big D. After working Saturday morning, I spent some time piddling in the yard thisContinue reading “Pondering Palm Sunday and some other thoughts”
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