About Christmas Eve - We will be using the more traditional "Midnight" Christmas Eve readings even

though our celebration will be at 7pm. Christmas Eve is a time to remember the tender grace that was

born to mankind in Jesus Christ, a grace that makes its first appearance to us here but that has

implications for our entire lives even into eternity.

About Christmas Eve - We will be using the more traditional "Midnight" Christmas Eve readings even

though our celebration will be at 7pm. Christmas Eve is a time to remember the tender grace that was

born to mankind in Jesus Christ, a grace that makes its first appearance to us here but that has

implications for our entire lives even into eternity.

About this Sunday: Micah prophesies the coming of Jesus saying that "He shall be their peace". All of these readings give us a sense of peace as we wait, a calm that washes over us as we await the Savior who shall come and finally bring peace to this war-torn earth. This peace is the product of our waiting and the outgrowth of our patience. We need not be filled with things and trinkets because of our anxiety. Rather, we can live our lives with contentment.

About this Sunday: Micah prophesies the coming of Jesus saying that "He shall be their peace". All of these readings give us a sense of peace as we wait, a calm that washes over us as we await the Savior who shall come and finally bring peace to this war-torn earth. This peace is the product of our waiting and the outgrowth of our patience. We need not be filled with things and trinkets because of our anxiety. Rather, we can live our lives with contentment.

About this Sunday: We cheer together when we are filled with the expectation and hope of something

good. We do not even need to see it - we can cheer in expectation. That is what this Sunday of Advent is

all about, about the cheer of faith that waits but still rejoices. It is about the absolute certainty that

celebrates what hasn't happened yet.

About this Sunday: We cheer together when we are filled with the expectation and hope of something

good. We do not even need to see it - we can cheer in expectation. That is what this Sunday of Advent is

all about, about the cheer of faith that waits but still rejoices. It is about the absolute certainty that

celebrates what hasn't happened yet.

Every year University Lutheran puts on a German language Christmas service. The liturgy, readings, and hymns are in German, but the sermon is in English. This year, the sermon's major illustration was the original story of the Nutcracker - a German story by a man named Hoffman. The sermon is based on Hebrews, Chapter 1.

Every year University Lutheran puts on a German language Christmas service. The liturgy, readings, and hymns are in German, but the sermon is in English. This year, the sermon's major illustration was the original story of the Nutcracker - a German story by a man named Hoffman. The sermon is based on Hebrews, Chapter 1.

About this Sunday: Our Baptisms were the first steps of our journeys to heaven, but we experience the length of the journey as we go through life. This Sunday of Advent, we look at the wisdom of knowing that the journey is not instantaneous, but that we are called to journey well as we go through life. We look forward to our arrival, but we also enjoy being on the journey of our pilgrimage toward the Resurrection.

About this Sunday: Our Baptisms were the first steps of our journeys to heaven, but we experience the length of the journey as we go through life. This Sunday of Advent, we look at the wisdom of knowing that the journey is not instantaneous, but that we are called to journey well as we go through life. We look forward to our arrival, but we also enjoy being on the journey of our pilgrimage toward the Resurrection.