Today is the Twelfth Day of Christmas, Epiphany. People in many countries choose this day instead of Christmas to give gifts, as they recall the story of the wise ones following a star and traveling a great distance to bring gifts to honor the Christ Child. There are sinister and dark implications to this […]
In this week or so before Christmas, I’ve been very much involved with family and friends. I’ve been to two pageants, the Nutcracker, family gatherings, a song circle, a Solstice potluck with friends, and birthday celebrations-with more to come. I am re-posting this message, Seasonal Antidotes to Consumer Culture, from last December 21, relevant again […]
When I look deeply into the eyes of my grandchildren, sometimes I say, “When I look into your eyes I can see God.” For me, each precious child is an expression of the divine, an embodiment of Love. I also know that Spirit is not only manifest through human beings. The earth and the universe […]
On Sunday the children of our church performed a Christmas pageant, complete with Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, wise ones, sheep, and a talking donkey. The children sang Christmas carols and at times the congregation sang along. As I mentioned in my last blog post, The Revolutionary Stories of Baby Jesus, the biblical stories of Jesus’ […]
This page includes an Excerpt from Chapter 15, “The Triumph of God Over the Powers” in Shaking the Gates of Hell: Faith-Led Resistance to Corporate Globalization by Sharon Delgado. During Advent and Christmas, Christians around the world celebrate the stories surrounding Jesus’ birth in pageants and liturgies. Literalists insist that these stories must be taken as […]
Sharon Delgado 