I have mixed feelings about the holidays.
On the one hand, I do like the ‘magic’ of Christmas (a favorite memory from childhood is getting up early on cold, Utah winter mornings and enjoying some tea while gazing at the lit Christmas tree), getting together with …

Yesterday marked the first Sunday in Advent, the time in the Church year that we look forward to and wait for Christmas. Christmas marks the coming of Emmanuel, God with us, the incarnation of the holy God becoming human and bringing the promised salvation to us all. …