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amidst seasonal pressure!
Some of you know what it is to experience Christmas as a very stressful holiday! Perhaps the stress comes from those who try to create just the perfect Christmas experience. Or it may come from anticipating Christmas dinner as others face losses, absence or aloneness….. Craig Barnes, in his book The Pastor as Minor Poet, writes insightfully about how the Bible reveals God as the achiever and ourselves as the receivers. Far too often we live with much stress because [...]
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holy, restless anticipation
” Stay right here a little while Stay right here my dear Hear me whisper to your heart And take away your fear For you soon will see An unlikely king And you soon will feel A flesh that will heal Oh, Divine, my Word on your lips Find refuge in a holy kiss Stay right here a little while Stay right here my dear Hear me whisper to your heart And take away your fear.” by Anne Jackson
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seasonal generousity; get commenting!
In the spirit of whatever is-not-Scrooge-like! I want to give-give give! How about this,….? Over the calender month of December I’m going to give away treats in the form of a free book posted to you with love from me, for each of the five best comments posted during the days before 2010 dawns! It’s my way of celebrating this blog-time shared with you and my way of saying “thank you” for reading. If the quality and quality of comments [...]
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advent, candles and why
Sunday saw the first advent candle being lit. It beckons us into a new rythmn of being prepared, calling our hearts into anticipation: getting ready to receive what the incarnation is all about. Advent calls us into a state of waiting that recognizes and embraces glimmers of God’s presence in the world. As Paula Gooder describes it in her new book, “Advent encourages us to recall and celebrate God’s historic yet ever present actions, that speaks the truth about the [...]
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santa text?
I am doing a writing project and came across this new seasonal fact (!!) that Santa has gone digital!! It’s a new national initative if you should want! or be allowed!! What on earth?!! I think that takes something of the magic out of the season. Santa to me is about hand-written notes, cookies, carrots, tradition, etc…..not text messages! I guess I am old fashioned. What do you think?
