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He hears your cry
No weapon formed against you can possibly prosper. You are in his hand and his will toward you is good.
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Awful Advent Reminders
What if we, as believers, just began praying in earnest for the fall of ISIS and the removal of Assad?
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Advent: The reminder to quit being such suckers!
It’s our reactions that are too often shameful or puzzling or based on fear that should give us pause. We don’t pause. We just react.
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First Sunday of Advent
For daily Advent readings, GO HERE.
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O Come, Emmanuel
Move us from the pathetic to the prophetic. For your Kingdom, your glory, your great honor.
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Advent and the Church’s New Year
Our church is immersed in the MULTIPLY discipleship process. Add to that our temporary worship space as we prepare the next stage of the building, and we’re constrained by space to be able to utilize symbols fully. But we cannot forget a key cycle of the Church. This Sunday begins Advent. For more information on Advent, which is still a…
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The great longing of Christmas
Advent creates longing. The Scripture reading all season reflects on longing. I love the celebration of Christmas, but I also love the stirring this season’s readings create in my heart. A few weeks ago I walked into a colleague’s office and started with, “I’ve heard a rumor…” His ears perked up, but he was cautious because he is not a…
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The chaos of Christmas
One of my “unfavorite” Christmas carols is “Away in a Manger.” That line “no crying he makes” is just too much. He was a baby. An animal makes a noise while he sleeps, crying he makes. There are those subtle reminders in our lives where we need our nice, neat Christmas pictures blown up from time to time. A scared young…
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Pray…until
I absolutely believe in raising up the next generation. I also believe the next generation has much to learn. Especially in prayer. I look at the example of Simeon and Anna in Luke 2. Old people! No one paying attention to them! And on that day in the Temple they held the very promise of God. We need those examples…
Category: Advent
