Good Tidings of Grief
Comfort and Joy “Good tidings of grief, to you and your friends, good tidings for Christmas, and a thoughtful new […]
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Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas
For me, hearing the first Christmas carol played over the intercom at the shopping center brings an initial shock of
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Honoring the Extraordinary Ordinary
Is it required upon entering adulthood to begin some sort of Christmas collection? Crechés. Nutcrackers. Santa mugs. Fragile Radko ornaments.
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Honoring the ‘Saint’ in Saint Nicholas
I used to play Saint Nicholas and present his story at Christmas markets designed to inspire giving to non-profits helping
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Embracing the Twelve Days of Christmas
When Christmas’s tide comes in like a bride,With holly and ivy clad,Twelve days in the year, much mirth and good
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Christmas: A Feasting Mindset
And therefore, uncle, though (Christmas) has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that
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The Pageant and the Cross
We held our annual Christmas Pageant at St. Michael’s early this year—December 15—because one faithful family was heading out of
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The Advent and Christmas Jumble
My own kids, our Sunday school kids, and the families in our church community all bring the same question this time of year. How
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Embracing Complexity: Lessons from Elphaba and Imogene
In the past three weeks, I’ve seen three movies in the theater with my thirteen-year-old daughter. A personal record, for
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Plowshares of Peace
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.He shall judge between the nations and shall arbitrate
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