First Week of Advent

Advent has always been my favorite season of the liturgical year, especially when I was a Lutheran pastor. The prayers, the Scriptures, the hymns, the Advent wreath, all played their proper roles in stirring up hope in the midst of what might otherwise be a dark and gloomy time of early winter. Rediscovery of the…

A Season of Anticipation

Thanksgiving is over, and Advent begins this weekend. It’s a season of being thankful for God’s blessings, and anticipating his future. I am in the process of saying goodbye to the two churches I have pastored since the summer of 2009, North Houston and Spring Creek Seventh-day Adventist Churches. The new year will bring a…