Late in time behold Him come…  The second verse of the Christmas carol Hark the Herald Angels Sing seems to capture the cry of our hearts about God’s timing. How often do we wonder about… actually, if we are honest… how often do we complain about God’s timing? “How long O Lord?” We join a chorus of weary souls found in the Scriptures… Psalm 13:1… 79:5… 89:46… Revelation 6:10. Imagine the people of...  Read More

The Coming of GodOur God is the One who comes to us in a burning bush. in an angel’s song, in a newborn child.Our God is the One who cannot be found locked in the church, not even in the sanctuary.Our God will be where God will be with no constraints, no predictability.Our God lives where our God lives, and destruction has no power, and even death cannot stop the living.Our God will be born ...  Read More

I love the tradition of a Christmas tree… not just having one proudly displayed in our living room but finding just the right one to take its place in our Christmas celebration each year. For the Bells, that right tree begins with an adventure as the family trapses across the Christmas tree farm to find the biggest tree possible. While most would measure the height of a tree, we measure the bread...  Read More

Sunday, as Christians around the world gathered for worship on the second Sunday of Advent, as Lenape Valley decorated our Chrismon trees and shared a feast at the Advent Brunch, Christians in Paris celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of Notre Dame for the first time in five and a half years. Light shone through the restored stained-glass windows as the grand organ filled the hall with the music of ...  Read More

We begin our Advent worship with the declaration: Advent is a time of waiting… We say it every year, as if waiting were a positive. But I hate waiting! I thought the Christmas season is supposed to be the “happiest time of the year.” Yet, every year, I find these days leading up to Christmas Eve to be full of waiting… frustrating… annoying… even infuriating waiting! Waiting in traffic with red ta...  Read More

It is with deep sadness and deeper faith that I share the news that the Rev. Dr. Tony Campolo was welcomed home into the Church Triumphant on November 19, 2024, at the age of 89. Tony was an American sociologist, a professor, a pastor, an author, an inspiring public speaker and the spiritual advisor to US Presidents. Unlike some prominent evangelical preachers, Tony had neither a widely viewed te...  Read More