Tag: advent
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Advent Joy – Advent 3
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” ~Psalm 126:2 I love Advent. Like I really love Advent, it’s one of my favorite seasons in the church. And this coming Sunday is the third Sunday in Advent, the Sunday…
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Advent Peace – Advent 2
the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” ~Mark 1:3 Oh what, John the Baptist crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way for the Lord doesn’t cry out “peace” to you? Okay, me neither. But this next Sunday is our second Sunday…
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Pastor Explains – Why are the Christmas Decorations Still Up?
So as I write this post, I am preparing for Christmas. I have let our maintenance crew, as well as the congregation, know that we will not be taking down Christmas decorations until January 12th. So my hope is, that when this post goes live a few days after Christmas, the decorations are in fact…
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Advent 3 – Looking for Joy
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. ~Isaiah 35:5-6 When I was younger I never thought much about the wreath filled with candles we light each week during Advent.…
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Advent! What’s with all the blue?
This last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent – the season leading up to the celebration of Christmas. And it’s always funny to me, because as my hair changes with the banners and the stoles, inevitably someone asks me – “Wait, shouldn’t it be purple for Advent?”