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On Waiting: When You Don't Get What You're Waiting For

We usually talk about Jesus’ birth in the most neat and tidy and sterile way. One minute Mary is pregnant and the next she is holding a clean, swaddled little baby, sound asleep and sucking on a pacifier. When we skip over the actual birth part, we end up missing the most important piece of the Christmas story.

faith, advent, sermon, hopeAbby WalkerDecember 22, 2015Waiting, AdventComment

Speak Up!

Advent has seemed darker than usual this year. There have been a series of horrific events, instilling fear and robbing us of peace. Simultaneously, the political climate is increasingly hostile, and disciples of Jesus are divided and suspicious of one another.

theology, hope, women in ministry, adventAbby WalkerDecember 8, 2015light, proclaim, life, loveComment

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