In our lives, ’tis a gift to be humble, but not a gift that many of us have.
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To those who are disheartened and afraid, God says during Advent, “Fear not!”
As we share our feelings of dread and sadness in prayer, we ask God to lift us up to a place of gladness.
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Shaken, and Stirred: Dec. 20, Fourth Tuesday of Advent
The Bible furnishes us with countless examples of servants of God whose initial query is, “How can this be?” So it was with Mary, so it is with us.
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Getting out of a prayer slump this Advent.
Sometimes we face a praying slump. We just feel…dry, unproductive, and empty.
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A Wing and a Prayer: Dec. 18, Fourth Sunday of Advent
Often, God’s plan is underway well before we understand it.
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All in the Family—a reflection on the biblical genealogies for Advent
There are many people who have gone before us, both in our biological and spiritual families, who have quietly and obscurely served God, loved others, and increased the amount of good in the world.
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What are we to make of the Virgin Birth? What does it make of us?
Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.
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During Advent, we need to remember God wants us to rest.
What, though, if we constructed a boundary between our time and God’s, and made time stop?
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Cold Showers: Dec. 15, Third Thursday of Advent
To submit to the baptism of John is to admit that we don’t always get it right, in a myriad of ways.
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The Camel’s Nose: Dec. 14, Third Wednesday of Advent
We are afraid: afraid that our questioning will lead to spiritual cataclysm, that once the camel’s skeptical nose gets under the tent flap, the whole shabby edifice of our faith will collapse.