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I’m Dreaming of a Brown Christmas

As I was driving around town today—taking a break from grading by buying a few last-minute Christmas presents—I saw the billboards announcing that MegaMillions is

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This Will Be a Sign for You

Driving by the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Des Moines, the sign* read,     Any night a child is born     Is a holy night. I smiled inwardly, a

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Advent anticipation

Today’s guest post comes from Rev. Dr. Chad Pierce. Chad is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the RCA, and currently serves as a

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St. Lucy’s

Today, in Sweden, a traditionally Lutheran country, most of the populace, I’m told, will go Christmas-crazy, having fallen in love a few centuries ago with

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Nations Learning from Nations

In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the

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Blessed and Highly Favored

NYC The snow was falling in New York City as the hungry people gathered around the church doorsteps at West End Collegiate Church. About 75

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Advent Surrender

It has become a sign of the season right along with lights appearing on the neighbors’ shrubbery and listening to Tony Bennett cover “O Little

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Mandela and Zeeland

On February 11, 1990, I was teaching an adult education class in Zeeland, Michigan.  No, I do not have some savant-like ability to remember what

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