Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community A Christmas Bargain – 12/18/2020 I don’t like to barter. I think that my least favorite thing to do is to buy
As we celebrate Christmas together with our family and friends in unique ways this year, Joyce Rupp’s poem “Christmas Blessing” is a wonderful reflection preparing our hearts for the day that Christ is born. God Bless! – Becky VanKauwenberg “Christmas
“In Awe” As we approach the Christmas season, we prepare our hearts and minds for many gifts. Of course, the best of those gifts is Jesus, but we are also constantly surrounded by the commercialization of Christmas. How can we
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community Free as a Bird – 12/11/2020 There does not seem to be another creature truly as free as a bird. The gift
Embers from the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community First Snowfall – December 4, 2020 There is something about the first snowfall that captures the attention and the imagination. Today is our
Almost Christmas, right? But the word ALMOST is an incredibly sad word. It usually denotes a crushing sense of failure, disappointment, and regret. The Old Testaments abound with stories of “almost.” Adam and Eve ALMOST stayed in paradise forever until
Hello Families! I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgivings! Happy New (Church) Year! Know of our prayers as we wrap up this crazy and chaotic 2020! Here are a few reminders for you on this first week of Advent! 1.
