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Faith • Liturgical Reflections

We Are a Visited People

Mary Woodiwiss | 5 min read

Visitation connotes being with, not just knowing about, and then carrying one and one’s daily life more closely to heart after the visit. Is it too much of a stretch to say that God’s visitation also means that, in his gracious love, he wants to be with us?

Faith • Liturgical Reflections

Expecting the Incarnation

Agnes R. Howard | 4 min read

Thinking about what it is like to wait for a baby—even an ordinary one—helps us to grasp the immensity of what Advent brings.

Culture • Current Conversations

A Different Four-Letter Word

Sarah Tenney Stehlik | 3 min read

The pain is real; the suffering is real. Deeply so. Grieve with those who grieve, and weep with those who weep. But do not drink the poison of fear.

Culture • Vocation • Christianity & Culture

Honor, Shame, and Vocation

Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 3 min read

“There are basically three kinds of cultures in the world: guilt-based, fear-based, or shame-based. Guilt-based and fear-based cultures have been much more open to the good news of Jesus than shame-based cultures. It is critical that we understand the dynamics of honor and shame to communicate effectively the good news of Jesus within this cultural...

Faith • Biblical Reflections

Companions in the Fullness of Time

Mary Woodiwiss | 5 min read

This Advent, as we turn again - individually and corporately - to watch and wait for, to worship and adore, the Lord who both has come and will come again, will we believe that he can deliver us from all that threatens our groundedness in Him? Can we become capable of trusting that He will walk with us in the hardest of times?

Faith • Liturgical Reflections

When the Call is Not Easy

Rebecca Schad | 4 min read

I needed to know that God could still use me in the lives of my daughters despite my obvious imperfections, even if his calling drew me beyond what I thought possible.

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