“What to Expect When We Are Expecting” (A03: Third Sunday of Advent)
Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Cooper unpacks “expectation,” giving particular attention to the stories and witnesses of Mary and Elizabeth. “Mary and Elizabeth move from anxiety and doubt to...
“From the Dust of His Ashes Comes a Promise from Her Womb” (C04: The Fourth Sunday of Advent)
Rev. Todd Littleton preaches, “Advent is the season that, when properly understood, does not flinch form the darkness that stalks us all in this world. Advent begins in the dark and moves toward the light...
B04: The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B (2023)
“After we got our driver’s licenses, my best friend and I loved nothing more than getting in the car and just driving, windows down, radio up. We would sing whatever songs came on the radio...
A03: The Third Sunday of Advent, Year A (2016)
Rev. Rachel May re-draws the traditional picture of Mary in this sermon from Luke 1:46b-55, the alternate Gospel reading for this Sunday. There’s Mary, singing her heart out in “the Magnificat.” There’s Elizabeth, cheering her...