Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

Hygge [HYOO-guh] is a funny Danish word with no English equivalent. It has ties to comfort and consolation. It's a way of making the mundane and necessary meaningful and beautiful. It's soul rest. When you sit in a comfy chair by the fire, that's hygge. When you arrange a fresh bouquet of wildflowers on a bedside table, that's hygge too. Candles, soft furnishings, natural light, fresh-baked pastries, intimate gatherings with friends-these are all hygge. Hygge appeals to our desire for slow ...