The roots of Christmas fairs can be found in Austria and Germany and reach all the way back to 1296 when Duke Albrecht I authorized an Advent…… Read more “Origins of the Christmas Fair”

The Advent Wreath and the lighting of Advent Candles are among the oldest and most powerful symbols of this time of year.  Each of the four candles…… Read more “Hope”

Have you ever thought of yourself as a “pilgrim”?  Probably not.  (Unless you’ve dressed up like one to help serve a Thanksgiving dinner!) We in the United…… Read more “Pilgrims”

A recent newscast posted the rising death toll numbers from the Israeli/Hamas war.  The graphic that was used for this looked oddly familiar but I couldn’t place…… Read more “The Scoreboard”

Did you know that during the first 300 years or so of Christianity, the cross was NOT the central symbol of our faith? Instead, an anchor was…… Read more “An Anchor”