Advent Isn’t Pretty
Advent isn’t pretty. The churches that celebrate Advent may outfit their pulpits, altars, and chancels in shades of purple or deep blue.
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Is Peace Possible?
The Christmas season is so stressful, isn’t it?! The songs may say it’s a time to be merry and go laughing over fields, but most people are either too busy and feeling pressured by end-of-year deadlines or they experience anxiety, regret, or even grief during this time of year.
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Responding to the Wonder of Christmas:
Part 7 – Glorifying
In your work today, and tomorrow, and the next day, seek to love and glorify the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
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Responding to the Wonder of Christmas: Part 6 – Returning
As you get back to work, do so glorifying and praising God for the reality of the Incarnation, for Emmanuel, God with us, the core of Christmas.
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Responding to the Wonder of Christmas:
Part 5 – Treasuring
Though the celebration of Christmas may be over, the wonderful reality of God coming to dwell among us remains.
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Responding to the Wonder of Christmas:
Part 4 – Witness
One way we respond to the wonder of Christmas is by telling others about what God has done in Jesus.
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Count Your Days
We renew our trust in our timeless God and we ask for his favor so that we might make a difference through our work in the brief time allotted to us.
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Responding to the Wonder of Christmas:
Part 3 – Action
In this season of Christmas, as you reflect on the implications of the birth of Christ, be open to what God might lead you to do.
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Responding to the Wonder of Christmas:
Part 2 – Resolution
During the season of Christmastide, as you ponder the birth of Jesus and its meaning, ask the Lord if there is something you need to do.
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Responding to the Wonder of Christmas:
Part 1 – Fear
Hear for yourself the message of the angel, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.”
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Daybreak
Isaiah’s picture of restoration spoke to the Jerusalem of his own day. But it also speaks to the darkness and confusion and difficulty of ours.
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Walking Towards the Dawn
No matter how dark it seems right now in these longest nights, the Word is with us.
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Our God Gets It
Merry Christmas! At Christmas we celebrate the coming of God as a human being.
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What Did God Birth in You This Year?
In December 2020, Michaela O’Donnell wrote an article called: What is God Birthing in You? in which she wondered about what the unusual year of 2020 was readying us for in 2021. In this article, she helps us consider what birthing might look like in our work and leadership as well as gives us an exercise to reflect on this as we head into a new year.
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Keeping Christmas Well . . . by Being Full of Goodness
We will keep Christmas well when we allow God to fill us with his goodness so that we might share it with others.
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