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Tag Archives: Advent
Asleep or Awake
“Stir our hearts, we beseech you, to prepare ourselves to receive your Son. When he comes and knocks, may he find us not sleeping in sin, but awake to righteousness, ceaselessly rejoicing in his love. May our hearts and minds … Continue reading
Noisy and Quiet
Christmas chaos and clamor getting you down? It’s been more than 400 years, and Martin Luther’s words still whisper through the noise. “Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled Within my heart, that it may be … Continue reading
To and From
You’ve got your lists, and you’re checking them twice. Who gave you what, who still to buy for. Here’s the real from and to of Christmas: 1 John 4:14 (NIV) The Father has sent his Son to be the Savior … Continue reading
God and Man
“Jesus was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again.” George Whitefield (1714-1777)
Good and Bad
No room in the inn, Herod’s plan to kill the baby boys—bad things happened to Mary, Joseph and the holy Child. Why would you expect only good things to come to you? Remember what Jesus said: John 16:33 (NIV) In … Continue reading
Great and Small
“Your mercy reaches from the heavens, through the clouds, to the earth below. You have come to us as a small child, but you have brought us the greatest of all gifts, the gift of eternal love.” Bernard of Clairvaux … Continue reading
Birth and Rebirth
Christ was born so we can be reborn. John 3:3 (ERV) Jesus answered, “I assure you, everyone must be born again. Anyone who is not born again cannot be in God’s kingdom.”
War and Peace
Wars and rumors of war. Political dissent. Prejudice. “Oh, bid our sad divisions cease, And be yourself our King of Peace.” O Come, O Come, Emmanuel John Mason Neale (1861) English Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum (1710) Latin
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True and False
“Who is like you, Jesus, sweet Jesus? . . . You are the guide of those who are bewildered by falsehood. You are the peace of those who are in turmoil. You are the prince of those … Continue reading
Silence and Song
Christmas music plays everywhere. Maybe you need the sound of silence to calm your soul. Habakkuk 2:20 (NIV) The LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him. Make time for a bit of quiet … Continue reading