PB&J, Mario & Luigi, Ernie & Bert, Advent and the fall of Empire. Iconic duos we can count on (unless you’re allergic to peanuts).
Advent is unquestionably about the fall of empires. Naming and scheming for the toppling of all malformed powers that seek to make us less whole. It sounds controversial because it is. It’s why so many church traditions ignore Advent rhythms beyond the glib lighting of candles of ‘love, joy, peace, hope’. Heck, I’ve done that scheme for years. But enough is enough. No more palatable Christmas pageantry. It’s time to dig in and find our liberation.
Welcome to Advent 2025 and the hope for the fall of empires.
Dear Friends,
Another Advent season is here. Another year of calamity heaping trouble upon trouble…. This season, I am holding a question in my mind and body: what does it look like to show up well amidst heaping trouble? Do we resist? Confront? Where do we find hope? I hope to meander through these questions within this Advent series on toppling empires. So prepare yourself, signup in the sidebar, and let’s meander together.