Read the Sign

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Christmas Eve: Old Testament, Isaiah 7:10-14               Isaiah 7:10-14 Isaiah is so intertwined with Jesus. The marvelous words given to Isaiah some seven centuries before the first advent of the Savior are to be savored. King Ahaz is commanded by the...

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The Path to Light

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Third Sunday in Advent: Gospel, John 1:6-8, 19-28                  John 1:6-8, 19-28 There is a piece of our gospel text that has always intrigued me. It’s one of those little bumps in the story that stop me every time I begin the marvelous...

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He Will

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Third Sunday in Advent: Epistle, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24         1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 The apostle gives us things to do in the epistle for the week. Or does he? Yes, on the practical side the tasks given in this chapter of First Thessalonians are things for us to...

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What Are You Wearing?

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Third Sunday in Advent: Old Testament, Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11         Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Gloves, mittens, ugly sweaters. All of these and more give indications of the season, at least in Northern districts. The prophet Isaiah writes about wardrobe but not quite in the...

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The Right Words

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Second Sunday in Advent: Gospel, Mark 1:1-8                          Mark 1:1-8 Mark’s gospel, the primary gospel considered through this church year does not begin with the birth narrative of Jesus. Rather, Mark begins...

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The Final Day

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Second Sunday in Advent: Epistle, 2 Peter 3:8-14                    2 Peter 3:8-14 Looking into the life of the church from the outside, if such a thing is done, would reveal that for many American congregations life goes as it does at any time...

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God Think

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Second Sunday in Advent: Old Testament, Isaiah 40:1-11              Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaiah the prophet has always played prominently in the reading of Christians during Advent. Tagged as “The Fifth Gospel” by many, the faithful servant of the Lord...

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Looking Back to Look Forward

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First Sunday in Advent: Gospel, Mark 11:1-10                      Mark 11:1-10 Yes the Advent focus on the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is upon us once more. And just a quick reminder that the church year begins often with this...

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From the Start

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First Sunday in Advent: Epistle,  1 Corinthians 1:3-9               1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Sometimes when I sit down to write these short meditations I look at the text for the week. I read it several times, sometimes in different translations. I...

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Strange Combination

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First Sunday in Advent: Old Testament, Isaiah 64:1-9              Isaiah 64:1-9 The presence of God is reported and received in two ways in the Bible. And though understandable, it is also strange. God’s people desire His presence. God’s enemies...

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