by The Candlelighter | day-4, fun to do
A Promise with Many Colors God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between... 
by The Candlelighter | advent, day-25
Stable means steadfast and steady, but it also is the word for a place people keep the animals in a barn. What kind of love is sufficient to face all circumstances? A stable kind of love, one that doesn’t require good feelings to stay true. Such a love is a... 
by The Candlelighter | advent
The Greeks were smart people. Their precise language is the language used to record the Gospel and New Testament writings. That is a particular benefit when we want to consider the topic of love. Our views about love get all tangled up because we use it to describe so... by The Candlelighter | advent
The final Sunday before Christmas, the last week of preparations, and our destination of Christmas night will have arrived. It is shaping up to be a hectic week, with many last minute errands and festivities. There can be schedule conflicts, a feeling that not... 
by The Candlelighter | good to know
One of the Jesse tree ornaments is a simple, tied, red string or ribbon. It stands for the sign that Rahab was to signal to the Israelites that her household should be spared when they attacked Jericho. Not only was she spared, but she became one of the ancestors of...
