Advent and Christmas Posts
Making Peace
A version of this sermon was preached at the First Baptist Church of Hyattsville on Sunday, December 6, 2015. The Scripture texts were Malachi 3.1-4 and Luke...
Merry Christmas by Langston Hughes
This poem accompanied the sermon, "Making Peace."
MERRY CHRISTMASby Langston HughesPublished In New Masses (Dec. 1930)
Merry Christmas, ChinaFrom the gun-boats in the river,Ten-inch shells...
Peace on Earth
The Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I reflected the real peace that Jesus brought at Christmas when God chose to be present...
Children's Resources for Advent
Children’s Chat: “Stuffed Animal Sunday” or “The Not So Peaceable Kingdom”
Whenever Isaiah's "Peaceable Kingdom" takes its turn in the lectionary rotation, I look forward to the opportunity to do something creative with the prophet's...
Heaven and Nature Sing: A Christmas Ornament Craft
Our 2013 Advent & Christmas theme was "Heaven and Nature Sing" and, to help integrate that theme into our worship setting, the congregation made...