Advent, Bethlehem, Celebrating Christmas, Christmas, Christmas Eve, church, Jesus, Luke, Matthew, Sermon, Tradition

Comparing Matthew and Luke’s Birth Narratives

These are my musing and notes surrounding the birth narratives as told in Luke 1-2 and Matthew 1-2.  They are brief at best.  I spent time comparing and contrasting them, along with Christmas Carols from the Moravian Book of Worship.  These are brief notes, but I did want to share them.  If you find things… Continue reading Comparing Matthew and Luke’s Birth Narratives

Easter, God's Acre, Tradition

Favorite Easter Tradition

Easter traditions run deep in many families and churches... as a Moravian growing up, my favorite Easter tradition was cleaning graves and putting out flowers in God's Acre (A Moravian Graveyard) in Old Salem.  Though I haven't gone for years now, I love spending Saturdays in Old Salem, walking among my Moravian forefathers and foremothers. … Continue reading Favorite Easter Tradition