The second Sunday of Advent: What exactly is the “peace" that Jesus came to bring; that was made possible through his birth, his incarnation in this world? Peace is misunderstood and even overused to the point that we’ve lost what Jesus actually came to bring… so what is peace?

The first Sunday of advent marks the beginning of the church calendar. It is a point of hope, of looking forward and seeing anew with bold expectations for what is possible, especially in light of the promise of Jesus.

In a world filled with heavy pressures and despair, there is a lightness that we have been called into, to be.

We want to be a generous people, but it does not come overnight. Generosity is cultivated and this is what we are moving towards as a community.

One of every 7 verses in the book of Luke are about giving… so what does it mean to actually tithe, and does Jesus talk about that?