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A RESURRECTION REFLECTION
Peeps, Bunnies and Eggs. Go through an average Easter section in a store at this time of year and these are what you will see. Okay, so Easter has to do with Spring, was originally a celebration of the Vernal … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, easter, history, holidays, Kingdom of God, spring
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SHEPHERD OR WISE MAN?
The nativity scene was old and the paint on the wooden figures was scratched and chipped. All the essential pieces were in place. A Mary in pale blue, a Joseph in a working man’s brown, and a pink and white … Continue reading
FINDING PEACE ON EARTH – A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
This has been adapted from a sermon I delivered on December 10th at a local church here in Richmond, VA. One of the most loved episodes within the Christmas message is the shepherds’ story. It is beautiful in its simplicity; … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, Christmas, encouragement, god, jesus
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AS OLD AS THE FIELDS
Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” The American nation has been examining its soul. It has taken time to focus inward upon systemic injustices that divide and sometimes conquer people. For many of … Continue reading
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THE FLESH BECAME WORDS
– A Christmas Reflection – A childhood memory has me sitting on the kitchen stool, just home from school, while my mother stood at the sink peeling potatoes for supper. I am talking at full speed recounting the events of … Continue reading
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ANCHORS FOR THE SOUL
I have been thinking about the way we teach a Biblical basis of Christian mission starting with God’s call and promise to Abraham in Genesis 12. I think we do ourselves a disservice when we don’t root Genesis 12 in … Continue reading
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CHRISTMAS – THE MYTH AND THE MAJESTY
My wife and daughter enjoy watching Hallmark Movies. During this season they can binge on the Christmas movies, of which there are many. A Hallmark Christmas Movie is usually set in an idyllic setting in small town rural America, presumably … Continue reading
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I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS
Christmas has appeared on the Henrico County (Virginia) Calendar. Henrico (Virginia) County School Board recently announced calendar changes for the next school year. They will preserve the two-week Winter Holiday but will rearrange teacher workdays so that they can give … Continue reading
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AND HE WILL BE CALLED … PRINCE OF PEACE
A Christmas Meditation Most of us want to be left alone to live in peace. Peace, however, is elusive. What, after all, is it? Is it the calm after the storm? Is it that which is gained through a war-ending … Continue reading
OF NATIONS
“Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven”. Acts 2:5 I’ve been reading in the book of Acts recently. This book tells of the establishment of the church as believers in Jerusalem begin to form … Continue reading
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THE FULLER REPORT 