• Blades of grass flecked with dew drops are illuminated by the rising sun in the background.

    Showing Up for God

    1 Samuel 3:1-10 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At that time Eli, whose eyesight

  • A towering white cloud is lit up in various hues of orange and yellow by the setting sun.

    An Opening

    Mark 1:4-11 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem

  • A three-dimensional star with a golden center and shining white points hangs from a tree branch in the dark.

    Hope on the Horizon

    Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been

  • FCC Pomona's evergreen Advent wreath with all four candles lit, plus the Christ candle.

    Christmas Eve: A Little Bit of Light

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  • Mary and Joseph kneel on either side of a manger in which Jesus lays. A light hovers above Jesus, and individual golden orbs of light shine in the darkness behind the three figures.

    The Scandal of the Incarnation

    John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into