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This course is designed to help participants engage biblical texts that undergird the ideas and practices of Advent. Advent is a four-week season of anticipation, reflection, and preparation leading up to Christmas, commemorating both the birth of Jesus and the hope of His coming again. It is a time for Christians to awaken their sense of wonder, deepen their longing for God’s presence, and cultivate practices of hope, peace, joy, and love. In this course, we will focus on spiritual awakening—learning to recognize and respond to God’s movement in and around us. No matter where you are in your journey, renewal and hope are always possible through intentional engagement with the Spirit. I am excited to journey with participants; each session will include a prompt and guiding questions for reflection and conversation.
A reflective look at how hope forms in seasons of waiting, rooted in God’s lasting promise to renew and restore all things.
This course is designed to help participants engage biblical texts that undergird the ideas and practices of Advent. Advent is a four-week season of anticipation, reflection, and preparation leading up to Christmas, commemorating both the birth of Jesus and the hope of His coming again. It is a time for Christians to awaken their sense of wonder, deepen their longing for God’s presence, and cultivate practices of hope, peace, joy, and love. In this course, we will focus on spiritual awakening—learning to recognize and respond to God’s movement in and around us. No matter where you are in your journey, renewal and hope are always possible through intentional engagement with the Spirit. I am excited to journey with participants; each session will include a prompt and guiding questions for reflection and conversation.
Jess Bielman is a minister & teacher of historic Christian spirituality. He has enjoyed the journey of struggling with silence, prayer, meditation, and mindfulness through fits and starts alongside trial and error. He is influenced by poets, theologians, and spiritual teachers who are grounded in the mundane sacredness of everyday. He crafts mindfulness/prayer times for individuals and groups, translating the cares and anxieties of everyday life into opportunities for presence and the Holy Spirit.