by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
Senses. What would Christmas be, without the ability to experience it in all its glory, through the use of our senses? For me, there is a distinct recollection of the holidays, as experienced by a young man in rural Jamaica in the 1970s. There was no such thing as a...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
There isn’t much about my life that is quiet. Jude’s favorite band is Kiss so many mornings the first sound I hear is, “Hey Siri, play Rock and Roll All Night!” To add to the fun, Caleb has started drum lessons so I actually have to force him to make more noise in our...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
The Patience of Joseph The day was not off to a stellar start. Joseph was on his way to Bethlehem to pay his yearly taxes to the Roman Government. Every male was required to return to the place of his birth to make payment. To make matters more challenging, he was...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
As I reflect on the theme of this Advent Season, the word senses brought up a lot of wonderful memories for me. Having grown up at Highland Park, I have some favorite “sense related” memories directly related to this place and my community of faith. The Christmas Eve...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
“Senses” to Cultivate During Christmas and All Seasons of Life I love the Christmas and holiday season for several reasons. Chief among them are the heightened senses and feelings of calm, slowing down my daily pace, and paying closer attention to people and things...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
Sensing the rituals of the season: Taste, touch, hear, smell, feel amid love, hope, joy, peace I love the rituals of Christmas – those holy pieces of life’s mysteries and memories and hopes, those things that slow us down so we can think about the big why of the...
