Advent Archives - Hearing The Heartbeat

Rest for the Weary: The Surprising Hope of Humility

Post author:Carolyn Watts
Post published:November 21, 2022
Post category:Advent emptiness God's character God's love smallness
Post comments:0 Comments

Yesterday was both Christ the King Sunday and International Children’s Day. Somehow the juxtaposition seemed appropriate. Both call me to humility, and to hope. We enter the kingdom by becoming…

Hope When God Seems Silent

Post author:Carolyn Watts
Post published:October 10, 2022
Post category:Advent expectancy God's faithfulness hope prayers trust waiting
Post comments:2 Comments

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving, and one of the things I'm grateful for is the way God meets me in the words of others. For the first time, I've half-read the…

Hope When You’re Hungry for God

Post author:Carolyn Watts
Post published:December 20, 2021
Post category:Advent come emptiness God's character longing obstetrics
Post comments:1 Comment

This Advent, I find myself especially hungry for God. Perhaps it’s related to yet another viral variant with all the uncertainty that it brings. Or the rounds of one conspiracy…

Older Posts

Carolyn Watts on Full of Grace AND Truth {OR The Thrill of Orthodoxy}
Bonita on Full of Grace AND Truth {OR The Thrill of Orthodoxy}
Carolyn Watts on When You Long for God’s Comfort
Bonita on When You Long for God’s Comfort
Marny Watts on Hope When God Seems Silent
Marny Watts on Holy Leisure: One Way to Care for Your Soul