• Post Advent 1: God With Us

    “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” (Isa 7:14) “Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift…

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  • Advent 5.1: It’s Christmas Day!

    Light all five candles and drink some spiced tea. Or eat some sugar cookies. Or dunk those delightful biscuits in the tea and then eat them. Either way, it’s Christmas! So do whatever you’d like to those cookies (within reason, of course). Here is today’s Advent devotional video. This week I’ll be gone out of…

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  • A Little Nativity Humor

    On this most holy of evenings I bring you… Mr. Bean. At his best. We cackled for an entire week in the church office when we first saw this clip on YouTube. For those not acquainted with the majesty of Mr. Bean, here’s a primer. British comic Rowan Atkinson played a character named “Mr. Bean”…

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  • Advent 4.7: Joy to the World (Part Two)

    Light three purple candles and one pink/red candle. Read Isaiah 52:7-10. “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, [and] says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Listen! Your watchmen lift up [their] voices, They shout joyfully together;…

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