Entering this Advent season with acute aches and chronic longings, we’re drawn to the ready gifts offered by A Rocha Arts partners. Lyric expressions taken from recently-released works serve as a spring from which each week’s reflection flows. The Second Week of Advent: "Oh sweet town of …
Christmas
Blessing The In-Between Spaces
By Mark McRenyolds, A Rocha USA's SoCal Project Director As profoundly expressed in Dr. David Taylor's entry, artists help us in seasons that don't make sense. Entering this Advent season with acute aches and chronic longings, we're drawn to the ready gifts offered by A Rocha Arts partners. Lyric …
Christmas: The End of Scorekeeping
by Tom Rowley, A Rocha USA Executive Director If you’ve never read “The Snake” by Anne Herbert, you should. In this humorous yet poignant revisit of Eden, Herbert likens original sin to keeping score. “At first we did have fun just like [God] expected. We played all the time. We rolled down …