Apologies and explanation

My apologies to all of you who had subscribed to this blog to receive reminders about our Region 8 Advent devotions for 2006. For reasons I can't explain, many of you received a notice recently that a new posting - dated in December - had been uploaded.

Obviously, the Advent devotions are over, though I haven't deleted the blog in the hope that the region will decide to do them again next year. My only theory as to what happened is that when I created a new blog to serve as the reminder service for the Lenten devotions the DE-MD Synod is doing with our ELCA Partner, the Northern Great Lakes Synod, FeedBurner (our subscription service) got a little carried away and sent out notices all around.

So again, apologies for yet another Internet-based mystery! If you'd like to join us for our Lenten devotions, by the way, you're more than welcome.

Linda Lovell
DE-MD Synod communications coordinator and Region 8 devotions organizer

Mon., Dec. 25 - "Joseph's Song"

How do we fit into God's plan? That's the question raised by Diaconal Minister Nancy Gable, coordinator for ministry leadership in ELCA Mid-Atlantic Region 8 in today's final devotion, based on the Christmas story in Luke 2.

Merry Christmas, everyone! And thanks for joining the congregations of ELCA Mid-Atlantic Region 8 on our Advent journey in 2006.

Sun., Dec. 24 - Mary's song

In today's devotion, Ms. Linda Lovell, communications coordinator for the Delaware-Maryland Synod, writes about the contrasts in the beloved words of Luke 1.

Sat., Dec. 23 - The faithful witness of women

Mr. Tim Brooks, member of the Delaware-Maryland Synod Council from St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aberdeen, Md., reflects on the faithful witness of the women in today's reading from Luke 1.

Fri., Dec. 22 - Small potatoes

Bishop Carol Hendrix, Lower Susquehanna Synod, talks about how God might use us "small potatoes" as she reflects on today's passage from Micah 5.

Thurs., Dec. 21 - Pause!

Bishop Gregory Pile, Allegheny Synod, suggests a new way to read today's Psalm 96.

Weds., Dec. 20 - The elusive white-tailed deer

Mr. Brandon Johns, youth member of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod Council from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, New Castle, Pa., relates his experiences as a hunter to today's familiar "Keep awake" passage from Mark 13.