Light

The Burning Edge of Dawn — Christmas Day

On Christmas morning, we stand at the burning edge of a new dawn. This is a morning of hope. A morning that says “the Light has come, what we’ve waiting for has arrived.”

A Flickering Wick

Today concludes our week of looking at the theme of “light.” Tomorrow we enter the final week of Advent, looking into the darkness, knowing that light is about to dawn.

In Matthew 12, Jesus reorients his hearers, disciples and religious leaders, to what it means to…

Be the light.

Today’s reflection is simple: be the light.

We’ve talked about the impossible world we live in. We’ve found hope in the face of despair. We’ve discovered light all around us, even when the darkness is closing in.

What the moon tells us about Advent

This morning, we had a spectacular view of the full moon as it was setting over the horizon. It…

Northern Lights, Impossible Things

I’ve never seen the Northern Lights. I hear they’re spectacular if viewed under the right circumstances.

Hearing about and seeing for yourself are different things. One requires a lot more faith to believe in, whereas the other involves a…

The Light Shines

Our journey has led us to ponder the theme of “light” this week. While the days keep getting shorter, we know the light is coming…

Impossible stands on the edges of what we believe, what we deem reasonable or within practical reach. It pushes us out to the edges of faith…

Why “impossible light”?

Welcome to Impossible Light, a series of daily reflections on faith, the cosmos, and our belonging to one another, written for the season of Advent.

You might be wondering…where does the name come from?