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Published in saintjamespres

·Dec 1, 2018

Anticipating Christmas with Your Whole Self

The season of Advent is always about anticipation. We anticipate, long for, await the coming of the Christ-child on Christmas Day. …

Christmas

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Christmas

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Published in saintjamespres

·Nov 29, 2018

Grateful

It is remarkable how much we have to be grateful for every day: the sun that rises, the air we breathe, warm homes to live in, clean streets in our cities, and the company of friends and neighbors with whom we live, move and have our being. It is also…

Christianity

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Christianity

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Published in saintjamespres

·Nov 29, 2018

Saying Grace

In the month ahead, many of us will gather around tables for meals with loved ones, friends and family. Some of us will travel long distances or receive guests from afar, sitting down together after time spent apart to eat, share stories, and experience each other’s company. …

Christianity

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Christianity

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Aug 13, 2017

Sermon — August 13, 2017 Joseph, Origin Stories, and Loving Enemies

Sermon — August 13 — Origin Stories — The Next Generation The preaching text this morning comes from Genesis 37. “Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan. This is the story of the family of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was…

Christianity

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Christianity

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Published in impossible light

·Dec 25, 2016

The Burning Edge of Dawn — Christmas Day

On Christmas morning, we stand at the burning edge of a new dawn. This is a morning of hope. A morning that says “the Light has come, what we’ve waiting for has arrived.” Every Christmas, we have the opportunity reaffirm this trust and hope. …

Christmas

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Christmas

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Published in impossible light

·Dec 24, 2016

Waiting in the Dark — Christmas Eve

Waiting. That’s what this whole season has been about. Waiting is what we focus on in Advent. We believe the light is going to come and so we wait. We believe that in the birth of Christ, peace has come. And so each year, we prepare and wait and long…

Christmas

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Christmas

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Published in impossible light

·Dec 24, 2016

You Belong

When I set out on this Impossible Light project, I was fascinated by the beautiful image of light overcoming the darkness and the celebration of Christmas situated in the bleakest time of the year. …

Christmas

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Christmas

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Published in impossible light

·Dec 22, 2016

In the Bleak Midwinter

Welcome to winter, my friends. Although, it feels like winter has set in long ago and we are already longing for the light of spring to dawn, aren’t we? As we celebrated the Winter Solstice last evening I am struck by the hauntingly beautiful carol, “In the Bleak Midwinter.” In…

Christianity

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Christianity

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Published in impossible light

·Dec 21, 2016

The Darkest, Most Impossible Night

Tonight, we celebrate the Winter Solstice. It is the darkest night of the year, the shortest day, where the light is the thinnest. We are nearing the end of the journey and we wait in hope for the dawn. — In the deepest, darkest night, we are as close as we will get to the light coming. We can taste it, sense it, know that it’s almost here. Isn’t this true about many of the darkest moments of our lives? If we look back, aren’t many of those times the…

Darkness

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Darkness

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Dec 21, 2016

Beyond Impossible Light

I have been on a journey over the last couple of months, rekindling a fire in my heart as a writer. What began as a spark in the early Fall has turned into a viable flame through the course of the Advent season with writing daily reflections on the Impossible…

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Christianity

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Seth Thomas

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