Tag: Nativity Set

• Fourth Week of Advent – Jumping Ahead – For a Short Time (The Epistles Passage)

  The theme of this lectionary year – confession, penance, and forgiveness – comes through in the Advent readings. Here the writer of Hebrews (thought to be Paul) has Christ explaining that it was his body that was offered as penance for humanity’s sin. That other offering did not satisfy humanity’s (or the Jews) long term…

  Carole Boshart

  December 15, 2015

  Advent 2015, Revised Common Lectionary Year C 2016

  Advent, Character of Jesus Christ, Epistles Passage, Nativity, Nativity Set, Nature of Jesus Christ, Paul, Revised Common Lectionary

• The Second Week of Advent: Our Comfort Comes

  “Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” (Isaiah 40:1-2) Advent can be a wonderful time, it you can cope with the anticipation…

  Carole Boshart

  December 2, 2014

  Advent 2014

  Advent, Book of Isaiah, Comfort, God’s Nature, Nativity Set, Revised Common Lectionary, Writer of Isaiah