December 21, 2023
by Laura Dickerson
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Advent 2023
| Tags: Jesus, love, light, advent, christmas, dark
“Where are you?” God’s first response to Adam and Eve’s sin was not disappointment nor vengeance but a question, an invitation to connection. Ashamed and covered, Adam and Eve came to God with a never-before-felt tension. They were caught....
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December 6, 2023
by Debra Wampler
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Advent 2023
| Tags: Jesus, peace, advent, chaos
When I was a kid, I thought KAOS was simply the name of an international organization of evil with the goal of world domination, make believe from the old TV show Get Smart. I didn’t know as a young child it was a play on the word chaos. Not all children are able to be as blissfully unaware of chaos as I was but all of us in our teen years, if not for sure by adulthood, ...
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November 29, 2023
by Nancy Mackensen
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Advent 2023
| Tags: Jesus, hope, peace, advent
"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors!" (Luke 2:14 CSB)...
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December 12, 2022
by Ethel Billingslea
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Advent 2022
| Tags: Jesus, Salvation, advent, christmas
Every birth is a miracle, and every child is a “Gift from God.” But centuries ago, the miracle of miracles occurred. A baby was born....
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November 23, 2022
by Laura Dickerson
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Advent 2022
| Tags: Jesus, hope, Salvation, advent, waiting
The angel said to Mary, “…behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end” (Luke 1:31-33). ...
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December 16, 2021
by Beatrice Bryan
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Advent 2021
| Tags: joy, advent, art
"Joy", Beatrice Bryan
Acrylic on Canvas, 11 x 14.5"...
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December 16, 2021
by Laura Dickerson
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Advent 2021
| Tags: Salvation, waiting, advent,
This Christmas looks different, an empty seat where my grandfather sat. Another Christmas feels “off,” again in the shadow of the pandemic......
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December 2, 2021
by Frank Simon
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Advent 2021
| Tags: peace, advent, Jesus
Peace is a wonderful theme for Advent, and the Bible has much to say about it......
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December 16, 2020
by Kari Jane Smith & Jeff Harding
| Tags: Jesus, Salvation, advent, safe
Most of us reflect on 2020 as a year that rarely felt safe. So, what does the theme of Salvation have to do with Advent? What are we being saved from exactly?...
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December 10, 2020
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| Tags: Jesus, Rest, advent, expectations
Advent signals the “take off” of the Church’s liturgical year at a time when I’m simply struggling to guide my calendar year to a “safe landing.”...
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December 2, 2020
by Mike Stroh
| Tags: Jesus, hope, peace, Salvation, advent, joy, reframe
Reframe. Reorient. Recenter. These are good words. They describe how God can use Advent in our minds and hearts....
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November 27, 2020
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| Tags: Jesus, story, hope, calendar, advent, Pandemic
An Advent Blog by Diana Calvin...
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December 18, 2019
by Sarah Hendricks
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Advent Devotionals 2019
| Tags: Salvation, advent
Advent Week 4 - Salvation...
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December 17, 2019
by Christy Trabun
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Advent Devotionals 2019
| Tags: peace, advent
Advent Week 2 - Peace...
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December 17, 2019
by Annette Bergsagel
| Tags: advent, joy
Advent Week 3 - Joy...
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November 25, 2019
by John Dupree
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Advent Devotionals 2019
| Tags: hope, Devotional, advent
Advent Week 1 - Hope...
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