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Loved in the Light

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“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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KAOS

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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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All Is Well

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"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors!" (Luke 2:14 CSB)...

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Jesus Brings Salvation

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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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Advent: An Invitation to Hope

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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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Joy

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"Joy", Beatrice Bryan Acrylic on Canvas, 11 x 14.5"...

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Salvation

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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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Peace

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Peace is a wonderful theme for Advent, and the Bible has much to say about it......

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Save Us! Save Us!

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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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Expectations & Advent

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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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Be Reframed

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Reframe. Reorient. Recenter. These are good words. They describe how God can use Advent in our minds and hearts....

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Was a Pandemic in Your Planner?

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An Advent Blog by Diana Calvin...

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Stay in Your Pajamas

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Advent Week 4 - Salvation...

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Peace, Be Still

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Advent Week 2 - Peace...

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Looking Up

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Advent Week 3 - Joy...

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Flame of Hope, Fire of Love

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Advent Week 1 - Hope...

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