Promises Promises
I still enjoy setting New Year’s resolutions. There is something about the fresh start of new goals. I take my resolutions seriously, but also recognize that setting a path doesn’t […]
I still enjoy setting New Year’s resolutions. There is something about the fresh start of new goals. I take my resolutions seriously, but also recognize that setting a path doesn’t […]
“Help us, O God, to rightly remember the birth of Jesus that we may share in the songs of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of […]
A perfect ending to a rainy Christmas Eve, and a perfect prelude to Christmas Day. The dawn will come.
This past Sunday, Krista and I were discussing an intriguing thought about the Incarnation. When we say that God became flesh, we think of Jesus as a man, walking the […]
Here are the highlights from 2008 Barmer Week 50 (or Week 12 if you are counting by our pregnancy). We got together with some good friends this week, and while […]
I’m going through a phase in which I am having trouble remembering why we do this Christmas thing every year. Now some may immediately say that the answer to that […]
I’m starting a weekly “Best Of” posting where I share a “Barmer Top 4 or 5” of sorts. I hate to admit that this was inspired by Tim at Black […]
Tim has posted a thoughtful article at Black Coffee Reflections about teenagers and whether or not they are being presented with a false dream to pursue… My main problem is […]
Saw this marvelous excerpt from Rainer Maria Rilke after deciding on the new title for this blog: I beg you…to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try […]
Bobby Webb asked me if I had any recommendations for Advent books, so I thought I’d post a few that we have (re)discovered lately. Please add to the comments any […]