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A Different Annunciation

This Advent, I was delighted when my assignment as the “big group” storyteller at Sunday School was the Annunciation. It’s long been a favorite—indeed, it’s

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The Simeon and Anna of Skid Row

When I step off the bus, I’m immediately greeted by the distinct smell of a crush of humanity–30,000 homeless people crammed into six square blocks

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Advent IV: Not Safe

In some Christian communities it is important that you know the day when you received Jesus into your heart as your personal Savior. Speaking personally,

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The Advent of Integrity

Call me crazy, but when I think of Advent I sometimes think about integrity. Sure, I also think about warm candles lit against the cold,

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The Porcelain Messiah

I was out of town on the day that my Grandma Gillespie died. As soon as I returned, I went to the funeral home and

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Introducing the O’s

I love having talented friends. Several weeks ago, my friend Bruce, who leads an artists’ collective I appreciate, told me they were publishing a book

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Advent Watching

In Anne Tyler’s 2004 novel, The Amateur Marriage,  we witness a sad series of events. The book’s main characters are Michael and Pauline, a pair

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