Saturday Good Reads

We’re nearing Christmas, and a lot of people are thinking and writing about Christmas, Advent, and what the holiday should mean. Fatha Frank is moved to consider what matters most; Jim Schmotzer writes about Advent, again; B.K. McKenzie sings a Christmas song; Maureen Doallas has an epiphany while Sam Van Eman recalls a completely different kind of epiphany. And a lot more.

Prose

“Faith and Fear” by Billy Coffey at What I Learned Today.

“Christmas from the place in-between” and “The not-so-merry Christmas confession” by Kathy Richards at Katdish.

“Nouveau Spirituality” by Jake Lee at Very Much Later.

“Make me an instrument of thy peace” by Louise Gallagher at Recover Your Jot.

“Angelic Gas” by Sam Van Eman at New Breed of Advertisers.

“What Matters Most” by Fatha Frank at Public Christianity.

Poetry

“You Have One Message” and “Advent 2”  by Marcus Goodyear at goodwordediting.

“Moving pictures” by Milton Brasher-Cunningham at Don’t Eat Alone.

“Object” and “Workmen” by Claire Burge.

“Advent, Again” by Jim Schmotzer at Faithful Skeptic.

“Christopher Smart” by D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

“Few Precious Words to Grind” and “Epiphany” by Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

“Cold Rain” by Nancy Rosback at A Little Somethin’.

“Breakfast with Divinity” by Brian Miller at WayStationOne.

“A Christmas Song” by B.K. McKenzie at Signed…BKM.

Paintings and Photographs

“Iconic Images of the London Eye” by Mark Paulda for London Photo Now.

“Joy Serves” by Susan Etole at Just…A Moment.

“Lilypad” by Tim Good at Photography by Tiwago.

“Redemption is a Soul Story” by Kelly Sauer.

Videos and Podcasts

“Selected of God Choir – Lose Yourself” – a celebration of Detroit.

“Labor of Love” by Andrew Peterson; video from The Nativity Story.

Photograph: Snow-Covered Bicycles by Kim Newberg via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.