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Showing posts with label Advent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advent. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Blogaround

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1.   China’s Facebook Goes Dark, Taking a Generation’s Memories With It  (December 4) Wow! Renren, China's version of Facebook, has shut...
Saturday, December 2, 2023

"The Giving Manger" (gonna try this out with my kid)

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Book cover for "The Giving Manger" by Allison Hottinger and Emily King.  Image source. So I recently bought the book The Giving Ma...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Blogaround

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1.  Was Jesus Homeless? Yes, No, and Kind Of  (December 2) "When I worked as a housing case manager, part of my job was to determine if...
Friday, December 2, 2022

Square Root's Advent Calendar

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Advent calendar that looks like a 2D Christmas tree with 24 pockets under it.  Image source. So my little son is preschool-age now. He's...
Saturday, November 27, 2021

Blogaround

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1.  Roundup of Submissions | October 2021 Carnival of Aces | Attraction (#2)  (posted November 2) Lots of good posts here, about the topic ...
Monday, December 24, 2018

Trans and Religious

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A church with a rainbow flag over the door.  Image source. For Advent this year, I'm giving money to support trans people, and post...
Monday, December 17, 2018

How Churches Can Welcome Trans People

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A church steeple.  Image source. During Advent this year, I'm giving money to support trans people, and if you are financially able...
Monday, December 10, 2018

Trans Theology on Binaries and Genesis 1

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Photo taken at dusk, showing some buildings' silhouettes and red-tinted clouds.  Image source. This Advent, I'm supporting trans...
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Blogaround

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Doge and a wreath of Advent candles. Image has a bunch of text phrases like "very anticipate", "much candles", and ...
Sunday, December 2, 2018

This Advent, Let's Give Money To Trans People

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Transgender pride flag.  Image source. For Advent this year, I've decided to give money through #TransCrowdFund . This is a hashtag ...
Monday, December 26, 2016

Honest Advent Wrap-Up

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A Christmas candle and an open bible. Image source. This year I did something I called " Honest Advent ," where I read Advent ...
Saturday, December 24, 2016

Honest Advent: Incarnation

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Image text: "Immanuel. God with us. The Incarnation." Image source. Matthew 1:18-25 This is how the birth of Jesus the Mess...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Honest Advent: Gaslighting Is Not Okay, Even If It's Biblical

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Silhouettes of a person on top of a slope reaching down to help someone who's lower. Image source. Let's take a look at a passag...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Honest Advent: "Disobedient" is an Odd Word to Use Here

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A teenage girl not listening to her father. Image source. Today's Honest Advent reading is Ephesians 5:6-14 : Let no one deceive ...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Honest Advent: When the World's "Justice System" Sucks

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Courtroom. Image source. For Honest Advent , let's take a look at Psalm 43 : Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an...
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Honest Advent: God's Light

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Sunlight coming through clouds. Image source. The next Honest Advent reading is Isaiah 60:19-22 : The sun will no more be your light ...
Saturday, December 3, 2016

Honest Advent: Jesus Hasn't Fulfilled This Prophecy

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A statue of Justice, blindfolded, holding a set of scales. Image source. For Honest Advent , I'm looking at Jeremiah 33:14-16 : “‘...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Honest Advent: The Bible Never Claims to be the Word of God

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Image shows a silhouette of a stable and manger, with the text "The Word Became Flesh." Image source. Today and tomorrow's...
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Honest Advent: Am I Above the Bible?

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Image text: "Why we believe the Bible." Yeah, acting as if "believe the bible" is a well-defined statement is a HUGE r...