Homepage
Open in app
Sign inGet started

Impossible Light

reflections for the season of advent

  • Impossible
  • Hope
  • Light
  • Darkness
  • Daily Email
  • Go to the profile of Seth Thomas
    Seth Thomas
    Dec 25, 2016

    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.”

    Read more…
    Go to the profile of Seth Thomas
    Seth Thomas
    Dec 24, 2016

    Waiting in the Dark — Christmas Eve

    Waiting. That’s what this whole season has been about. Waiting is what we focus on in Advent. We believe the light is going to come and so we wait.

    We believe that in the birth of Christ, peace has come. And so each year, we prepare and wait…

    Read more…
    Go to the profile of Seth Thomas
    Seth Thomas
    Dec 23, 2016

    You Belong

    When I set out on this Impossible Light project, I was fascinated by the beautiful image of light overcoming the darkness and the celebration of Christmas situated in the bleakest time of the year. I thought this was a story of light being greater than darkness, a story only about hope coming from a…

    Read more…
    Go to the profile of Seth Thomas
    Seth Thomas
    Dec 22, 2016

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Welcome to winter, my friends. Although, it feels like winter has set in long ago and we are already longing for the light of spring to dawn, aren’t we?

    As we celebrated the Winter Solstice last evening I am struck by the hauntingly beautiful carol, “In the Bleak…

    Read more…
    Go to the profile of Seth Thomas
    Seth Thomas
    Dec 21, 2016

    The Darkest, Most Impossible Night

    Tonight, we celebrate the Winter Solstice. It is the darkest night of the year, the shortest day, where the light is the thinnest. We are nearing the end of the journey…

    Read more…
    Go to the profile of Seth Thomas
    Seth Thomas
    Dec 20, 2016

    Sacred Dark

    Darkness typically speaks to oppressive forces in the world. It describes cloudiness, despair, shrouded life where it seems hope is lost. The Psalmist cries out in longing that the darkness is his closest friend.

    Read more…
    Go to the profile of Seth Thomas
    Seth Thomas
    Dec 19, 2016

    Walking in the Dark

    One of the beautiful things about this season is the crisp, long nights. We recently went for a walk around our neighborhood after dark, looking at Christmas lights, seeing wisps of our breath in the cold air. There is beauty in the dark.

    Read more…
    About impossible lightLatest StoriesArchiveAbout MediumTermsPrivacy