The Advent Song Now we light the first candle It must stand alone We wait for the little child who laid in a manger Now we light the second candle Then we can see better We wait for God, our Father to give his Son down here Now we light the third candle It is…

As the days get shorter and the weather outside is sometimes “frightful,” how about plan a movie night or two with an Advent or Christmas theme?  I am going to go out on a limb here and not include some of our favorites like “Its a Wonderful Life” and dig deep for some movies you may…

During Advent, I like to serve comfort food. While the Miso in this recipe is optional, if you do use, you’ll find it adds a wonderful, rather mysterious, taste to this dish. It’s an umami sort of mystery. Try it. I bought my Miso from Amazon. Butternut Squash Mash Ingredients 1 tablespoon canola or olive…

Using the Godly Play curriculum, we prepare the children for the arrival of Jesus in a series of lessons called “The Mystery of Christmas.” They learn of Mary and Joseph’s trip to Bethlehem, of the barn where He is born, of the star which leads the shepherds and of the animals who were there to…

Light looked down and saw darkness. “I will go there,” said Light. Peace looked down and saw war. “I will go there,” said Peace. Love looked down and saw hatred. “I will go there,” said Love. So he, the Lord of Light, the Prince of Peace, the King of Love came down and crept in…

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, And my spirit exalts in God my Savior. For He has looked with mercy on my lowliness; And my name will be forever exalted. For the mighty God has done great things for me, And His mercy will reach from age to age. Holy, holy, holy is…

Last year, I joined a small prayer group called the Advent Conspiracy at church.  I was intrigued about the topic, as I am not a “conspiracy theory” kind of person.  I really liked the mission of the Advent Conspiracy:  “It is not enough to say no to the way Christmas is celebrated by many; we…

“Now I am revealing new things to you Things hidden and unknown to you Created just now, this very moment. Of these things you have heard nothing until now. So that you cannot say, Oh yes, I knew this.” Isaiah 48:6-7 from “The Artist’s Rule” by Christine Valters  Painter Blessings on the work of Advent in…

This Advent season, Marble’s staff member Ashley Johnson will be posting an online Advent Calendar: 24 Random Acts of Kindness. Follow her journey of doing little things to give back every day on Facebook.  And if you are inspired to do so, join in and let us know on our Facebook page Marble Collegiate Church  https://www.facebook.com/marblechurchnyc how your journey…

“Advent” is from the word “to come,” and while it is a reminder of the coming of Jesus into the world, then and now, this season also asks to look into our hearts and to ask:  What is coming into our lives? Where is the longing? There is ground in all of us that needs to be…