November 2020 – Contemplating Grace

Podcast of The Advent of Hope

This is our hope: that we would know, or perhaps that we would remember ourselves as the Beloved of God...

The birth of the Christ-child is a much deeper mystery than what is embodied in most of our Christmas preparations...

We cannot exist in the presence of God until we can exist in the presence of God naked, unafraid, and uninhibited.

We cannot exist in the presence of God until we can exist naked, unafraid, and uninhibited.

Jesus' message is for us to live in such a way now that what we seek in an afterlife becomes our present reality...

Jesus' message is for us to live in such a way now that what we seek in an afterlife becomes our present reality.

Such a (completed) life requires relentless optimism, a bit of faith, and a short memory...

Such a (completed) life requires relentless optimism, a bit of faith, and a short memory.

Preparing to die well has many of the markings of falling in love...