It is God, who, for his own generous purpose, gives you the intention and power to act. Adapted from Philippians 2:12-16 12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 ...
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If you’re not familiar with the season of Advent as part of your spiritual practice, a short intro: The Western Christian church has two great contemplative “seasons” in the liturgical year: the opening act before Easter, the 40 days of Lent (we’ll talk about that later in the year) and the First season of ...
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I knew this one was going to go wrong when I got an email forwarded to me from my mom, who got it from a friend who’d had it forwarded to him, etc. so many times that the indents for the forwarding put the actual text almost completely off the page. Let me mention here ...
I was following, almost as a tangent last week, the story of the latest convocation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in their decision to put off a decision on same-gender couple marriages for another two years of study (no big surprise there: large denominations tend to make canonical change at glacier speeds.) What was most ...
Remembering the leadership of the country of Poland, as they struggle this week with the tragic loss of so many leaders and patriots. Peacemakers, sow the seeds that will bear fruit in justice. (James 3:18) Lord, hear us: For integrity in political life, for justice and honesty. Lord we pray. Lord, hear us: For those ...
