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Living on Rumors of God
We live, love, and celebrate the birth of Jesus in times of great division and strife. I’ve recently taken to studying the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah along with the writing of the prophets of those days. I’ve much to say about this in the weeks ahead, but Jesus is calling me out to …[ read more ]
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Have You Ever Felt Alone in a Crowd?
Have you ever felt alone in a crowd? Have you ever sat in a room full of people and felt saturated with loneliness? When my children were young and encountered the occasional week-end when no friends were available for plans, they would despair and complain that they hated time alone. My exhortation was always the …[ read more ]
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Angelic Appearings and Smelly Shepherds – Advent of a New Tradition Week Two
So, I’m into my second week of the Advent of a New Tradition – that of being WITH God every day of advent and of intentionally being WITH others to express the love of Christ on those same days. By the end of last week, one thing that stood out to me is how easy …[ 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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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 ]