The liturgical season of Advent, meaning “coming”, begins this Sunday, and so begins the season of waiting. As if aware of our theme for the year, Sarah Bessey says, “When people talk about 'living in the tension,' I always think of Advent. It’s the time when we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus while naming that we are still waiting here for every tear to be wiped away. I think of the waiting for the Christ child, yes, and I think of the still-waiting for all things to be made right, for our longing for Shalom.” There is a tension in this season - the tension of waiting for the good news to be here now, and seeing at the same time, that it is not yet fully realized.
As we move through the month of December, we’ll light the advent candles of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. We’ll be looking at four biblical songs - one each Sunday. This week, I’ll be preaching on Mary’s Magnificat - considering its revolutionary and subversive nature, and how it has brought both comfort and unease. It has been banned, truncated, simply ignored, yet also highly esteemed and used for political purposes. What does it say to people to cause all of that tension? What might it have to say to us? It’s full of good news - but is it good news for everyone?
Come explore the longest set of words spoken (or maybe sung) by a woman in the New Testament (a poor, young, unmarried pregnant woman at that!) and stay afterwards to enjoy the creativity of the Nexus community with our Maker’s Market.
Marriage On A Ladder (S14 Episode28)
A Brief History of Marriage (S14 Episode27)
Easter in Seven Movements (S14 Episode26)
The Grotesque Beauty of the Cross (S14 Episode 25)
The Moral Arc (S14 Episode23)
Church Actually (S14 Episode22)
Freedom (S14 Episode21)
The First Sexual Revolution (S14 Episode20)
Devils and Dust (S14 Episode19)
Gladiators, Garbage Dumps and the Poison of Pitty (S14 Episdoes18)
Life's Too Short To Pretend We're Not Religious (S14 Episode17)
Revisionist History (S14 Episode16)
Even Better than the Real Thing (S14 Episode15)
What Do You Want? (S14, Episode 14)
The Swords that Pierce Our Souls (S14 Episode13)
Erika’s Eucharist Reflection - Nov 26
Redeeming Time (S14 Episode11)
Zeitkrankheit and the Cult of Speed (S14 Episode10)
What Are You Hinting At? (S14 Episode9)
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