by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
“The Senses of Christmas” The sound and smell of bacon frying in the pan on Christmas morning. The taste of that bacon combined with the sweet, sticky taste of Sara Lee Pecan Cake. The exhaustion after a late-night assembling and wrapping presents. The sight of my...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
Each year, like a long awaited friend arriving unexpectedly early at your door, the Christmas season manifests around us. There is a familiar excitement that rises in you as you catch hints of Christmas beginning to appear in what are typically mundane spaces. Like...
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...
