“Just as language has no longer anything in common with the thing it names,
so the movements of most of the people who live in cities have lost their connection with the earth;
they hang, as it were, in the air, hover in all directions, and find no place where they can settle.” 
― Rainer Maria Rilke, poet,
who was born on this day, 1875



THREE POEMS
by Rainer Marie Rilke
 
 

* Advent Calendar 2017 – Book of the Day for December 3

Each day of December leading up to Christmas, we will feature one of the best books of 2017!
Learn more about yesterday's book... 

* Advent Calendar 2017 – Book of the Day for December 4

BEST PICTURE BOOK OF 2017!!! Each day of December leading up to Christmas,
we will feature one of the best books of 2017!  TODAY's book is now live... 

* Sabbath Wanderings #16 - Outro – Josh Dease [Cartoon]

#16 Outro - The Laborers are Few.  EDITOR’S NOTE: We have sadly reached the end of this series
of Sabbath Wanderings cartoons by Josh Dease, be sure to LIKE his Facebook page to keep up
with his ongoing cartoon projects. 

Too often in our consumer culture, we jump over the season Advent
and straight into Christmas. It is especially easy for us to do so with
the holiday music to which we listen. As we prepare for the beginning of Advent
on Sunday, we offer this playlist of Advent-themed songs.
Some of these are were not necessarily written as Advent songs,
but they wrestle with vital themes of the season nonetheless.