“Please don’t say we need to color this candle purple too.” That was the report from one of my second grade students as we worked through the Advent calendar coloring sheet for Advent Week 3, which occurred last Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent. There was a palpable sense of relief when she discovered that […]
Author Archives: Micah Lovell
Dont Skip Advent: To Everything There is a Season
We finally made it to December. It felt touch-and-go for a while. More than any other year, there might be a temptation to relax, to treat ourselves, or to let ourselves go upon reflection of the many difficulties and trials that occurred. There are times when this is an appropriate and even recommended activity. We […]
The Psalms Move Us
Any piece of literature that has been cultivated, preserved, read and re-read, chanted, sung, said aloud and in quiet, taught, studied, memorized and proclaimed for millennia is worthy of the status of classic. But that word seems too mild for the book of Psalms. The Psalms are expansive, reflecting the nearly 1000 year period […]
Advent Blessings: How Advent teaches patience in a commercial culture
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, it has been said. And in some ways, the saying rings true. We tend to eat a little better (or worse, depending on which way you look at it), see a little more beauty in the windows of stores and homes, and find ourselves thoughtlessly humming or […]
Changes
Songtime has made some major changes to its ministry in order to better serve the mission to reach New England and the Northeast with gospel-centered resources.Going off the air on WROLThis was one of the most difficult decisions we have made as a ministry. WROL was the first radio station to carry the Songtime broadcast […]