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Fragrant like frankincense
Advent, December, Featured 12/20/22 Advent, December, Featured 12/20/22

Fragrant like frankincense

The gift of frankincense, first given to the babe in the manger, now becomes a gift to you and a symbol of your ministerial service as an ambassador for Christ, ministering in his name to bring people together again in reconciliation.

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Wise people still follow the star
Advent, December, Featured 12/19/22 Advent, December, Featured 12/19/22

Wise people still follow the star

The magi followed the star to Bethlehem and found what they were looking for. In the same manner, we need to follow Jesus, because he knows how to get us to where we want to go. Jesus knows how to get us to a more just society. Jesus knows how to get us to the Beloved Community.

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The wilderness of Advent
2019, Advent, December, Featured 12/15/22 2019, Advent, December, Featured 12/15/22

The wilderness of Advent

I don’t want the worry and fear of something greater than what I’ve known. I want the comfortable past. But to choose that path negates Advent. It negates the story of God, the overarching narrative of the Bible that God leads us into new spaces for our betterment.

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The hope of Advent
Advent, Debora Jackson, December, Featured, Featured Author 12/14/22 Advent, Debora Jackson, December, Featured, Featured Author 12/14/22

The hope of Advent

This is our hope. Even in the most polarized and divided of societies, Jesus came into the world. That was true in ancient Palestine, and it remains true today. Advent reminds us that Jesus is our touchstone.

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All we cannot know
Advent, December, Featured 12/13/22 Advent, December, Featured 12/13/22

All we cannot know

I have read and sung the Magnificat, and I’ve certainly experienced mansplaining, but I’ve stayed on the margins of the discussion of "Mary, Did You Know?" in recent years, perhaps because I am drawn to a theology of not knowing, especially as a mother.

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