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The Twenty First Day of Advent – Unique
Photo by Jessica Ruscello on Unsplash “Never has anyone spoken like this!” God makes everyone unique, but some folks are more unique than others. Samson was pretty unique. That uniqueness included his greatest strengths as well as his fatal… Continue reading
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The Nineteenth Day of Advent – Scripture and Song
Photo Credit: Jerusalem – The "City of Peace" – Biblical Israel Tours 2 Samuel 6:12-19, New Revised Standard Version It was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of… Continue reading
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The Nineteenth Day of Advent – God Speaking
God speaks. Our response is to say something back, a word of witness to the world and a word of commitment to the Father. Continue reading
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The Eighteenth Day of Advent – These Are the Days!
In the Day of New Beginnings, our choices are clear and possible. Continue reading
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The Seventeenth Day of Advent – Taking the Mantle
The apex of it all is the coming of God in scruffy diapers, vulnerable and tiny. Flowing from that is the reality and hope that we can take up our mantles, follow him, and change the world. Continue reading
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The Sixteenth Day of Advent – Be Strong in the Lord
Trust makes us strong because it starts with our need, which implies a certain weakness without the one we trust. God surrounds us. He is like an exoskeleton which fortifies us and protects us from evil. Continue reading
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The Third Sunday and Fifteenth Day of Advent- Rejoice!
Today's Devotional Meditations, Music, and Video of This Morning's Service Third Sunday of Advent: My Soul Magnifies the Lord “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord …” – Luke 1:46 The Magnificat remains one of the most glorious… Continue reading
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The Good News of Advent
A while back, I had just finished listening to Matthew in the New Living Translation. Listening to the bible is a valuable experience because we hear the words the way most of the early Jews and Christians heard… Continue reading
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Paradoxical Psalms
Photo by Edurne Chopeitia on Unsplash The psalms are full of paradox; that is why I love them and relate to them so. In the same breath: "God, you beat me up badly" and "God, you have always… Continue reading
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The Fourteenth Day of Advent – Yet, I Will Rejoice
The Choice to Rejoice "Yet" is a powerful word. "Yet I will rejoice," is a powerful statement of faith and obedience in defiance of our circumstance. Habakkuk 3:13-19 (NRSV) You came forth to save your people,to save your anointed.You… Continue reading
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