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Another Violent Day, Another Conversation Avoided
The awful events in Connecticut have brought us to a place of mourning yet again. This is a day where my heart is heavy yet again. We are a nation that somehow defaults to violence. We celebrate violence. We sell it. We defend it. We are a nation that loves division. We won’t talk to each other about possible ways…
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World Gone Crazy
Another shooting. Another massacre. This time it’s kids. Children. We are a world gone crazy deeply in need of One can set us free from this dark bondage. When will we turn and seek help from the One who is our Source?
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Why is Deception So Easy?
Part of the Advent Reading is in 2 Thessalonians. Today’s reading in 2 Thess. 2:1-12. The question here is this: Why is deception so easy? Paul writes encouragement to the Thessalonians because he wants them to know what is truth. He lets them know they don’t have to be so easily conned in this game of, “Here comes Messiah.” I can certainly understand…
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The Longing of Anna
For Sunday’s text I am focusing on “longing” for the return of Christ and using the Luke text on Anna as we watch her long for Messiah. Here are some interesting things to notice right off the top: 1. She is OLD. Who in the world thinks about anyone over 25 doing anything for God these days? 2. She is…
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Sleep in heavenly peace… HA!
There are so many myths to bust about how we view our sanitized versions of Christmas. The perfect Mary and Joseph. The clean straw. All that good stuff. We want our “meek and mild” Jesus. But Advent is a time to be reminded of Jesus coming again. And when he comes, it’s not so “quiet.” 3 Our God is coming; he…
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I am Ruined!
5 I said, “Mourn for me; I’m ruined! I’m a man with unclean lips, and I live among a people with unclean lips. Yet I’ve seen the king, the Lord of heavenly forces!” (Isa. 6:5, CEB) Advent is the powerful story of Christ coming to us. It also needs to remind us of the state of our own affairs. We are…
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12/12/12
Nine days until the end of the world.
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You’ve Been Lazy and Haven’t Been Listening
This verse out of the Common English Bible should wake us up! 11 We have a lot to say about this topic, and it’s difficult to explain, because you have been lazy and you haven’t been listening. (Heb. 5:11, CEB) There is so much to move on to, but too often we keep lagging behind. We are satisfied with being spoon…
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Latch on to these words of hope
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this. (1 Thess. 5:23-24, NRSV) The work God has started in you will be complete. He alone is…
