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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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The Thirteenth Day of Advent – Renewed and Pressing On
Photo by MIL-TECH PHARMA LTD on Unsplash Habakkuk 3:2-6 (New Revised Standard Version) O Lord, I have heard of your renown,and I stand in awe, O Lord, of your work.In our own time revive it;in our own time make it… Continue reading
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The Twelfth Day of Advent – Go Out Weeping … Come with Shouts of Joy!
Sow in Tears; Reap in Joy! Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash Psalm 126 A Song of Ascents. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,we were like those who dream.Then our mouth was filled with laughter,and our tongue with… Continue reading
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The Eleventh Day of Advent -Longing for the Presence
The presence of God is a place of beauty and wonder for all who enter in. When we are divorced from God's presence, it is profound ugliness and sorrow. Restoration of that relationship is the primary message of God's… Continue reading
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Getting Out of Hot Water with People Skills
One seldom gets in hot water for what is said. The problem is usually how it is said. Continue reading
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The Tenth Day of Advent – ALL!
In Christ, all are invited into His shelter. In Christ, He does not just call us to come, He comes to us. In Christ, the waters and Spirit of baptism are available to all. Continue reading
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Endless Ruin and Ultimate Vindication
Who can forget the image of old Jewish elder, disgusted with the injustices of the world, shaking his fist in prayer to the God he loves and adores, demanding God’s attention and justice? And God does not strike him dead. Continue reading
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