Advent Perspective Check: Joy


Do we have a seven day a week faith or is it a Sunday morning thing? I use the metaphor of a backpack to take with us wherever we go. Don’t drop it!
We enter into another busy season! Instead of trying to do it all, let us slow down a bit. Maybe instead of buying presents for everyone, we could give a better gift of being fully present in people’s lives this season.
Mary Magdalene was a hot mess. Jesus didn’t look the other way — he healed her, included her, and sent her to be the first voice of the resurrection. This sermon is about what that means for the rest of us who are still figuring it out.