Faith • Liturgical Reflections
Windows into Waiting
Contributors from all over America reflect on the theme of longing and silence in their experiences of the Advent season.
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Faith • Liturgical Reflections
Feasts of Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving here in the United States, where both TWI and a large portion of our readers are based. For those of you feasting today, Happy Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving begs the simple question: “To whom?” If we give thanks, that implies an object. Who is the recipient of our thanksgiving? For ancient Israel, the phrase “They...
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Faith • Liturgical Reflections
The Hymns of Advent, and Other Reflections
Alongside the eggnog, the tree, the decorations and gifts, and the ringing of the Salvation Army collection, most of us associate Christmas with the music. Indeed, Christmas carols are some of the very richest of all Christian hymns and music, packed with deep reflections on the coming of the mystery of the ages, how God...
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Faith • Liturgical Reflections
Marley Was Dead, and Other Reflections
Over the years, our founder and Senior Fellow Dr. Steve Garber has written many short meditations inspired by the Advent season, reflections that bring us deeper into the biblical story and the broader traditions that surround the Christmas season. Readers of our site regularly revisit them, so we are pleased to gather them as a...
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Faith • Liturgical Reflections
A Prayer of Praise & Thanksgiving
However and wherever you may be celebrating Thanksgiving this year, take some time to reflect on God’s goodness and provision using this prayer from The Valley of Vision: O MY GOD, Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, loves thee, for my little vessel is as full as it can be,...
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Culture • Current Conversations
How to Leave Lockdown: A Conversation with Carolyn Sinclair and Jim Coffield
As vaccination rates pick up, even in the face of the quick rise of various COVID variants, we are at a period where some countries are having to lock down while others are opening up. In my own country, the United States, various states have experienced harsher or more mild waves of disease, and some...
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