Suggestions for Advent

Three resources that can help you ponder, explore, and celebrate the meaning of this important Advent time, as you strive to make the birth of Christ real and present in your life.

Holiday Survival Guide

Holidays are supposed to be a joyous, happy time, filled with warmth and laughter. Yet, for many, the emotions present are often tension, anger, disappointment, sadness, disillusionment, and even incompetence. What happens that turns these holy days into horrid days? And what can be done to keep that from happening?

Cormac McCarthy's The Road

Be forewarned; this is one of the bleakest novels you will ever read—and one of the most hopeful. Therein lies its astounding appeal.

Marcus Borg

In this, our most-recent interview with Dr. Borg, explorefaith asked that he reflect on a few key areas that we know are important to many in the explorefaith audience, namely, prayer, biblical inerrancy, concepts as to the nature of Jesus, and what it means to be a Christian today.

The Gospel of Mark

Read an excerpt from Marcus Borg's new book on learning to interpret the earliest gospel

Phyllis Tickle's First Sundays: The Blessing of Waking and Sleep

Soft December mornings and poems of waking are, for Phyllis Tickle, poignant reminders of what God wants for every man, woman and child.

Making the Most of Your Holiday Budget

Money, the medium of exchange that is so critical to our daily lives, is sometimes in very short supply—especially during the holidays, when we are encouraged (and expected) to spend, spend, spend. But money worries for many of us are not limited to holiday bills. 

Grace Notes: Questioning Religion

O’Re Mone Jele from The Bauls of Bengal

Signposts: Daily Devotions

Daily devotions featuring scripture, reflections, and a short closing prayer.

Prayers for Living:

PRAYERS FOR ADVENT

Waiting with hope and appreciation