The unseasonably warm temperatures this weekend fooled me into believing Advent was long off. My kitchen calendar tells me this is not so. The sun shines warmly over our apartment while the autumn leaves bake to a stale brown underneath the trees. The leaves, and the increasing darkness, remind me we’ll be lighting four special…
August and September tend to be the months where I feel inspired to prepare for the second half of the year. I credit this to the multiple special anniversaries and events that fill the calendar and the anticipation of autumn, my favorite season. This year, thanks to Kendra Adachi’s book, the Lazy Genius, I’ve been…
The church year is a beautiful lens through which to view time, history, and one’s place in the story of Christ. Beginning in late November or early December, the liturgical year (also referred to as the church year or church calendar) lays a foundation centered on Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. Each year as the…
The central focus of Epiphany is the physical manifestation of God in Jesus. We celebrate this by remembering different revelations of Christ: the wise men’s inspired journey, Jesus’ baptism, and his first miracle. This feast day is often a larger celebration than Christmas in many cultures, and for good reason. The Incarnation has incredible implications…