Will You Be My Christmas Bell?

There’s a tension that is present in many people of faith - that the hope of God’s work in the world and the reality of life experiences don’t always line up. It’s in these moments that I long for the church to embody Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s vision of the Christmas bell.

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Is There Still Room?

With the start of a new year comes all the pressure to begin anew and to commit to doing things the right way. I can’t count how many times I’ve been told that God deserves the best part of my day. But what if I don’t have a best part of my day right now?

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What Are We Waiting For?

As we begin Advent this Sunday, I wonder, what are we really waiting for? Something has happened between Israel’s anticipation for the birth of the Messiah and our anticipation for the celebration of Christmas. The message of Jesus’ birth is much more powerful than we sometimes allow it to be.

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