The genius of C.S. Lewis’ often-quoted conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, Lucy and Susan in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is that it so cleverly captures the unguessable, out-of-the-box, awful goodness of God. Likewise, the manger scene could also lead us to this same question.

After meeting four days a week since September in Learning Center classrooms organized by For the Nations, a nonprofit ministry to refugees, asylees, and immigrants, the students’ reading comprehension is growing, as is their familiarity with conversations about God.

To his mother Mary, a Son and Savior (Luke 1:47;2:16). For the wise men, the king that has come (Matthew 2:11). Salvation seen for Simeon (Luke 2:30). The redemption of Jerusalem for Anna (Luke 2:36).

Many of us may not have grown up in a Church tradition that really celebrated the season of Advent, but it is one of the gifts that the Church has passed down to us from centuries past. Advent is about two different anticipations.

Here is a glimpse into a unique, behind-the-scenes ministry at The Falls Church Anglican – a guild of artists who quietly bless our congregation during the Christmas season (and throughout the year) with an eye for beauty and a desire to create a sacred space.

Enjoy this series of sermons from 2014 that talk on the questions that Jesus asks in the Gospels. It’s a great refresher as we go into the Advent season.

The Christmas season poses a heightened challenge to us: can we look beyond ourselves and into the divinity that has come down from heaven in the person of Jesus? Not that alone, but can we embrace the uncertainty that comes from total surrender?