If you are at all familiar with the first chapter of 1 Samuel you may wonder why, one week out from Christmas, we would be examining this passage. Shouldn’t we...
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Historically, the Christian church has set aside the four weeks before December 25 to focus on humanity’s deep longings, our need for Jesus to come into this world—including our longing...
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This past Sunday the church around the world did a strange thing. It began a new year in the Liturgical Calendar and entered, once again, into the season of Advent....
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What is Christmas? Thousands of words have been written, hundreds of songs sung—the centuries are full of hope, longing for the day when all sad things will become untrue, Tolkiens’...
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I hate this place. How is it possible to hate what you’re thankful for? I haven’t worked out all the details yet. Some questions are better after caffeine anyway, so...
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What is the most important part of the worship service? Our architecture often shows our answer. Most pastors would excitedly assert that the answer must be the preaching of God’s...
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