Begin with the End in Mind

1Advent C; Dec 2, 2018; Pastor Rebecca Ellenson; ICCM

You might be wondering “Why are we reading about destruction and death? It’s almost Christmas! We should be reading about the joy of the coming birth of baby Jesus!”  Well, readings like this always appear at the start of Advent, because we are preparing the way not just for the birth of the baby, but for the coming of Christ again, not necessarily in a literal and dramatic end of all time kind of way, but now, again, day after day, in each of our lives. Continue reading “Begin with the End in Mind”