Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 1: Isaiah
I recently told a friend I believed something my first poetry mentor told me: All art is about suffering. My friend told me I was in a dark place. We laughed, but she wasn’t wrong. I am. To an extent, we’re all “in the dark.” We’re all...
Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 1: Isaiah
I’m not much of a multi-tasker. When I tell people that, sometimes it surprises them because I have about as many plates spinning on the end of flexible poles as anyone I know. It’s just that I pay attention to one at a time. So, for better or worse, I...
Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 1: Isaiah
Advent is the most difficult season of the year for me. It is dark and cold and gloomy and all about waiting. I don’t wait well. Those who work in retail don’t have to wait. Christmas starts in October or September these days. But in the church we wait. ...
Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 1: Isaiah
We wait for the certain, the definite, the sure – the clear sign from heaven that demonstrates God’s direction beyond any doubt. But instead we are reminded of the God “who works for those who wait” (Isaiah 61:1-4). What are we to make of...
