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McManna Burgers? Day 4 in the Advent of a New Tradition
So, it bothers me that spending quality time with God doesn’t guarantee that the rest of my day falls neatly into place. I still get frustrated, disappointed, short-tempered and wonder why some things are the way they are. And I can be reading my Bible, having like this perfect moment of connection with what it …[ read more ]
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Living Emmanuel – Day Two in the Advent of a New Tradition
Being WITH. So, Sunday was the first day of advent and the advent of my new Christmas tradition – choosing daily for the 40 days of advent to be WITH God and to be WITH another. It’s easy to begin such a venture on a Sunday. There was plenty of time to focus on God …[ read more ]
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New Advent Tradition Update – Preparation
So, I am preparing for my new advent tradition (to begin November 29th) and my first task is to choose a devotional focus for the month – preparation for my time WITH God. I’ve been reading from Philip Yancey’s Grace Notes. It provides wonderful food for thought but I want to go to a deeper …[ read more ]
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The Advent of a New Tradition
It’s that time again. All of us who love the Lord will wrestle with the coming season. How best to honor this time we’ve chosen to celebrate the human birth of the Son of God? Some of us will bemoan the commercialism that has overtaken the holy day and scale back. Others will pull out …[ read more ]