Christmas
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A Christmas Message
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3 min read
Many centuries ago, communities would gather to pray. They observed that the days grew shorter; the night was winning. Perhaps soon the day would disappear entirely. So people gathered during these long nights and they would pray for the light to come again. Long before Christ entered the world, these ancient people gathered because their…
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Between — How to Forget About a Massacre
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5 min read
making the rest of Matthew’s birth story a liturgical after thought, we are overlooking one of the most powerful parts of Scripture.
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Radiating Love
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6 min read
Luke sets us up to see the birth of Jesus as more than the uncommon birth of the Son of God. It is a common flashpoint for love.
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The Incarnation Is
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7 min read
In Christmas, we are reminded of how God is in the world, how God is present through the Word. In the flesh and in the very fabric of the cosmos. Finding Christ is already present Christmas Day | John 1:1-14 The opening of John is a beautiful story of creation! As much as our Christmas…
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More than a birth story
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7 min read
Christmas isn’t merely about the birth of a baby. The baby is the revolution. And the very spirit of Christmas is a constant reminder that we are too. The baby is the revolution. Christmas Eve | Luke 2:1-20 When planet Krypton is exploding, Jor-El and Lara put their baby in a spaceship and send him…
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In the Light
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8 min read
In the Epiphany, the church concludes the Christmas season in the same spirit with which it began: that a light comes into the world in the midst of darkness to be for us a permanent reminder of God’s presence and love. Reinforcing the Christmas Light is in us The Epiphany | Matthew 2:1-12 We close…