Category: advent
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The Men of Advent: Wise Men (and Women) Still Worship
Matthew 2:7,9-12 (NLT) “7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. … 9 After this interview, the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of…
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Mary’s Mother: Holding on and Letting Go
“Mommy, I hold you?” I can still remember my 2-year-old daughter saying that phrase to me as she reached for me, wanting to be wrapped in my arms. I felt like the days of raising little kids would never end. My back ached from carrying them, my eyelids drooped from lack of sleep, my hands…
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Mary: Favored, Trusted and Faithful
This past year I’ve spent a lot of time with Mary. My favorite account of the birth of Jesus is in Luke chapters 1 & 2. It strikes me that even though this is the most detailed account as far as Mary is concerned, it’s still pretty short. Two chapters to encompass all that she…
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Elizabeth: Spirit-led and Immovable
“40 … (Mary) entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, ‘God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. 43 Why am I…
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