Be alert and prepare Advent is about the “coming days.” God’s people have always lived in great expectation, but that expectation finds specific, repeated enunciation in the texts appointed for these four weeks. The ancients anticipated a “righteous Branch to spring...
A king showing sacrificial love Even after Israel had experienced the vagaries of kings, the people still longed for a true king to set things right. He would have the king’s title of Anointed One (Messiah); he would be the “one like a human being” (Son of Man) given...
s This Week at Grace For a List of Needed Items, please see the November Grace Gatherings or the Flyer in the Church Entry. Donations can be placed in the boxes on the Fire Place. Deadlien for Donations is Sunday, November 17. This Week at Grace Sun...
Provoke each other to love November begins with All Saints Day and ends in or near Advent, when we anticipate Christ’s coming again. It is fitting, then, that the readings today tell of the final resurrection and the end time. In the turmoil of hope, fear, and...
View this email in your browser Beloved Siblings in Christ, The news this week is heavy. I find myself struggling for words. Many more wise than I have already started posting on social media. The news from the national...
