Christian Year Begins with Advent
Lloyd sleeps later in the morning than I do, so I have been getting dressed in the dark. I discovered, half way through my college class yesterday, that an earing was attached to my glasses. Was this humiliation or humility?!!!
Today I went to Bethlehem Chapel where John Hus was Rector in the early 1400s. John Hus was a Czech professor at Charles University who followed John Wycliff in bringing the Reformation to Europe a hundred years before Martin Luther. ("Wyclif struck the spark, Hus lit up the candle, and Luther wielded the torch" of the Reformation) Hus was burned at the stake by the Roman Catholic Council in Constance. There is a picture depicting it in Bethlehem Chapel, which is now owned and maintained by the Czech Technical University. I had a chance to pray for the Czech Republic, that there will be another revival like that at the time of Hus, especially among college students here in Prague.
On my way home I picked up a St. Nicholas figure, and realized that Santa Claus is a saint, and we have been remiss in thinking he is the emblem of secularism at Christmas. He is a Christian saint, and belongs to Christianity.
We lit our first Advent candle today in class at CISP, and discussed the Christian year: 24 days of Advent, 12 days of Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, etc.
Please pray for Lloyd. We were going to make a trip this weekend, but he is not feeling well and spent the day in bed. Thank you.
Today I went to Bethlehem Chapel where John Hus was Rector in the early 1400s. John Hus was a Czech professor at Charles University who followed John Wycliff in bringing the Reformation to Europe a hundred years before Martin Luther. ("Wyclif struck the spark, Hus lit up the candle, and Luther wielded the torch" of the Reformation) Hus was burned at the stake by the Roman Catholic Council in Constance. There is a picture depicting it in Bethlehem Chapel, which is now owned and maintained by the Czech Technical University. I had a chance to pray for the Czech Republic, that there will be another revival like that at the time of Hus, especially among college students here in Prague.
On my way home I picked up a St. Nicholas figure, and realized that Santa Claus is a saint, and we have been remiss in thinking he is the emblem of secularism at Christmas. He is a Christian saint, and belongs to Christianity.
We lit our first Advent candle today in class at CISP, and discussed the Christian year: 24 days of Advent, 12 days of Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, etc.
Please pray for Lloyd. We were going to make a trip this weekend, but he is not feeling well and spent the day in bed. Thank you.
posted by Pastor Lori Wiley at 6:43 AM
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