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Read the passage here. Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent.  And I trust that everyone’s Christmas preparations, both practical and spiritual, are going well.  Thus far in our Advent series, we have been following … Read More

Read the passage here. Two thousand years ago, the people of Israel had been living under Roman rule.  In many ways, this was better than when they lived under the Babylonians or the Assyrians.  They … Read More

Read the passage here. Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  As you all know, Advent is that season before Christmas.  It begins today, four Sundays before Christmas.  Advent has both an element of remembrance … Read More

Read the passage here. New Year’s – or generally, the beginning of the calendar year – is a strange time.  People are full of optimism, making resolutions on how they are going to make this … Read More

Read the passage here. Our passage today is from Paul’s letter to the Romans; the third time we’ve visited Romans during this Advent season.  I don’t know how familiar everyone is with the book of … Read More

Read the passage here. Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Last week, we looked at the New Testament passage from the Revised Common Lectionary, from Romans 15.  And we talked about the notion that … Read More

Read the passage here. Recently, we started a series on the gospel of Matthew, which we’ve paused for this Advent season.  However, prior to that, we spent a couple of years working our way through … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Today is the last Sunday of Advent – the last Sunday before Christmas. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, the last day of Advent.  Over the past four weeks, we’ve … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. As we enter the third week of Advent, I hope that we are all taking the time to remember what the season means.  The passages that we’ve been … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Last week we began our advent reflections by considering how desperately the world needs Jesus. It’s hard to miss when we take a look around, pay attention to … Read More