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7 mins read|12/18/18The age of grace has dawned, the time in which all things will be made new.
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10 mins read|12/17/18What Jesus says is simple, but the simplest things are difficult, and difficulty causes friction.
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2 mins read|12/17/18In week three of the Advent series, Daniel and Erick are joined by Jared C Wilson. They look at the genealogy of Christ in the first chapter of Matthew.
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13 mins read|12/16/18Lutheran pastors have at least three sermons in these three days. The calendar allows preachers to wed together some important themes this Christmas. The Magnificat (conception), the birth account from Matthew 1, and the fuller account of Christ’s birth from Luke 2 give clear shape to the proclamation for the Feast of the Nativity. The Epistle readings, however, should also be considered as the Holy Spirit’s interpretation of the nativity.
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11 mins read|12/16/18It is the day before Christmas Eve. The trappings have taken their toll. Despite your valiant attempts to hold the Advent line, members of your congregation (and perhaps you, too) have grown weary of the Christmas season. One of the primary culprits, of course, is the ubiquitous Christmas playlist.
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14 mins read|12/14/18This blog is a part of our Advent series on the hope we find in, through and given by Christ. Each week’s installment will look at hope from a different perspective with special emphasis on corresponding passages of Scripture.
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17 mins read|12/13/18It is the sort of joy that is brought about by the mutual consolation of the saints when they encourage one another through hard times.
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17 mins read|12/12/18God’s name is no different. It, too, carries power. The power of a promise only God can make.
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3 mins read|12/12/18Planking with Brennan Manning... This week, Gillespie and Riley dive into Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable," and they go deep into Manning's expression of Roman Catholic theology.
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11 mins read|12/11/18The death and resurrection of our Lord has indeed removed the power of all these things. But they remain for now, even so.
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1 min|12/10/18In week two of the Advent series, Daniel and Erick are joined by Elyse Fitzpatrick. They look at Luke 1:26-38 and discuss the role of Mary and other women in God’s promise of bringing a savior.
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22 mins read|12/09/18Past, present, fututre converge in Advent. The historical coming of the Lord Jesus in the flesh, born of Mary to suffer and die for the world's redemption is indicated by having the Palm Suday account read on the First Sunday in Advent. All of the church year revolves around the cross.
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