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Holiday Blues

Posted: December 19, 2022

While most Christmas adages point to the joy of the season (e.g.

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The Lights of Advent - Candles and Kilowatt hours

Posted: December 16, 2022

On the first Sunday of Advent, our pastor spoke on the first eighteen verses of the gospel of John. It has many intriguing references to light and encompasses creation, the new creation and the source of life.

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Justice Prayers - December 14, 2022

Posted: December 14, 2022

“In this day, this season, miracles will grow within, unfurl, bear fruit. And the heart that makes time and space for Him to come will be a glorious place. A place of sheer, radiant defiance in the face of a world careening mad and stressed.

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Thirty-Six Thousand Notes in a Symphony

Posted: December 9, 2022
Sometimes I feel it,
the green fuse that ignites us,
the wild thrum that unites us,
an inner hum that reminds us
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Justice Prayers - December 7, 2022

Posted: December 7, 2022

"The season of Advent means there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before. So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder. There will be time enough for running."

-  Jan Richardson

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The Developing Nations at COP27 and the Syrophoenician Woman

Posted: December 5, 2022

The Bible can help us understand contemporary events in new ways.  The story of the Syrophoenician woman who argues with Jesus about healing her daughter helpfully sheds light on a very important event that occurred at the UN Climate Cha

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Why Can’t We Do Both? Mary, Martha, and the Myth of Productivity

Posted: December 5, 2022

I’m both a person with multiple disabilities, and a good worker. The problem with holding those two concepts in tension is my distinct lack of efficiency.

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Armenia: Land of Saint Gregory the Illuminator

Posted: December 2, 2022

A country only the size of Maryland, many American Christians might not know about the hidden gem of Armenia, nestled in the South Caucuses with Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran at the southern border, and Turkey to the

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Justice Prayers - November 30, 2022

Posted: November 30, 2022

"The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is recognizing the coming of the Lord."

- Henri Nouwen

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COP27: Sharm El-Sheikh

Posted: November 28, 2022

This past week, I had the privilege of attending COP27 (the UNFCCC’s annual climate change conference) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.  The opportunity arose when I was accepted to the Christian Climate Observers Pr

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