December 21, 2025
Advent 25 – Love
Ryan and Heather reflect on the fourth Sunday of Advent by exploring love not as a sentimental or comfortable idea, but as God’s enduring, relational presence woven through history and ultimately embodied in Jesus. Drawing from scripture, poetry, and contemporary theologians, they frame Advent love as God’s continual movement toward humanity—not as a reaction to failure or wrath, but as a radical choice to be with us, to become one of us. They challenge notions of love rooted in fear, exclusion, or control, instead presenting love as expansive, costly, and sometimes frightening because it disrupts comfort and demands imagination, justice, and deep connection. Ultimately, love is described as the starting point for transformation—personal and communal—calling people to live more fully, vulnerably, and inclusively in the way of Jesus.