The Good News of Hell…

Friday, December 15th: Is there a hell? The concepts of heaven and hell are as intimately connected as those of good and evil. When we are free to do good, we are also free to do evil; when we can say yes to God’s love, the possibility of saying no also exists. Consequently, when there is heaven there also must …

Heaven and Hell…

Thursday, December 14th: Is everybody finally going to be all right? Are all people ultimately going to be free from misery and all their needs fulfilled? Yes and no! Yes, because God wants to bring us home into God’s Kingdom. No, because nothing happens without our choosing it. The realisation of the Kingdom of God is God’s work, but for …

Anticipating the Vision…

Wednesday, December 13th: Catching the vision of God should bring peace to your mind, heart and soul. I was called last Wednesday night after church, after I had changed into retiring attire, snuggled under a comforter on a dark, cold and rainy night, to rush up to the local hospital for an emergency chaplain need with a person in “mental …

Energizing Visions…

Tuesday, December 12th: As we weave our way through this second week of Advent, where do you find peace? Jesus promises to give us His peace in John 14:27. When we come to know peace with God, we will finally know peace within the deepest recesses of our own beings, and only then, can we bring peace to all around …

A New Heaven and a New Earth…

Monday, December 11th: Yesterday we lighted the candle of peace alongside the candle of hope. Do you find peace today? Where? I hope you find peace through the promise, presence and power of God. Long before Jesus was born the prophet Isaiah had a vision of Christ’s great unifying work of salvation. Many years after Jesus died, John, the beloved …

Peace: New in Christ…

Second Sunday in Advent, December 10th (Candle of Peace) In accordance with God’s promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home. Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish. – 2 Peter 3:13-14 I challenge you to know the peace …

Being Sisters and Brothers of Nature…

Saturday, December 9th: The coming of a new baby into your home, into your life and world, changes everything. It changes the entire family! The coming of Jesus into your heart, mind and soul brings new life into your home, family and world. It changes everything. As we conclude the first week of Advent, focusing on the Hope candle, place …

The Renewal of the Whole Creation…

Friday December 8th: During this week of Advent Hope, remember that God came down in Jesus to set us free. “Us” includes all of creation! He didn’t come to condemn us, to fight us, to scare us, but to love us into absolute and total freedom. He scared those that refused His love and chose to secure their place in …

Restored to Eternal Life…

Thursday, December 7th: One thing we know for sure about our God: Our God is a God of the living, not of the dead. God is life. God is love. God is beauty. God is goodness. God is truth. God doesn’t want us to die. God wants us to live. Our God, who loves us from eternity to eternity, wants …

The TIME of Advent…

Wednesday, December 6th: Time: I love this time of the year! It is a time to wait and to anticipate the surprise of God’s greatest love… the gift of Godself! The incarnation! Time… Are you making time, using time, redeeming time so that you can be refreshed, reformed, and reconciled with the love of God in Jesus? Consider this musing …