Advent
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Advent
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6 min read
Episode 8 December 2, 2021
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Create – the forgotten language of the season
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1 min read
One year my Mom tried to get us to make our Christmas gifts for one another. There is some serious backstory to all of this, but suffice it to say, she thought she was offering us an antidote to what ailed us. My Mom is an artist. So everyone groaned and thought she had a…
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Promise Denied/Fulfilled
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1 min read
Advent is a season of noticing. And to mark it, I join in the global Advent calendar known as #AdventWord. On the first day, my Twitterfeed showed a fascinating juxtaposition. The word was #promise Between posts about promise, I saw a tweet decrying a New York Times article describing the incredibly normal conveniences American military…
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Thinking Apocalyptic
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7 min read
Episode 6 November 18, 2021
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Just because the lectionary has us reading the beginning of Matthew in the wrong order doesn’t mean we shouldn’t get it straight.
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The Pain of Memory
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9 min read
The apocalyptic opening to Advent always shook me. Now I realize that this is the whole point. Advent isn’t about the baby, but about us. Advent 1B | Mark 13:24-37 The people collected their weapons. The secret gatherings swelled with supporters coming from all over the hill country. The ragtag militia was beginning to look…