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Banksy, Jesus, and Emergency Preparedness: The First Sunday in Advent
Over at the Ekklesia Project’s blog I have a new post reflecting on the gospel reading for this first Sunday in Advent. Below is the start with the full text after the jump. Preparing for Disaster First Sunday of Advent, Year C (RCL) 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 We’ve become all...
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Celebrate Santa or Jesus this Christmas? Advent 2023
Why is Christmas so important? In the United States, we celebrate Santa or Jesus. Some of us even enjoy the traditions that celebrate both.
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The Lutheran Connection to Advent Calendars
Advent Calendars as we know them go back to the 1920s when Gerhard Lang published something based on how his mother had taught him the Bible. So recounts Tosha Lamdin Williams. This, in turn, goes back to some older Lutheran customs....
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Christmas to 2nd Advent: The Austere Blessedness of Waiting
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in God is in the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas, “Whoever does not know the austere blessedness of waiting—that is, of hopefully doing without—will never experience the full blessing of fulfillment.” So true. Advent, which ended last night, is all...
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The Calm Before the Storm - Peace in Advent
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Mary teaches blessedness--that the appearance of a thing is not the ultimate reality. In her song, she beckons us to investigate
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Celebrate Santa or Jesus this Christmas? Advent 2023
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Why The Bible Forbids Christmas Trees: More Than Paganism
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