2 Cor. 5:7 We walk by faith, not by sight, 2 Cor 5:7. If we only have faith in what we see, we will never see potential. We will always be tied to the material things of this world, always searching for earthly things. The festive lights of this season are some of the best I have seen. I love colored lights, white lights, flashing lights. I love lights that race and lights that glow. My favorite light of the season, however, is a single candle, a real candle with a single fla

During this second week of Advent, I am reminded that the start of Advent is the start of another new liturgical year in the church: a new beginning. I love this season, because it is all about preparing and waiting for what is to come. That is sometimes hard when it seems Advent is hardly noticed so close the Christmas. And by this late in 2020, we are all tired of waiting. Of course, we know the season of Christmas is thrust upon us earlier and earlier every year. It begins