A Sprout From a Stump
Scripture Study for Sunday Morning Small Group Isaiah 11:1–10 offers a vision of the peaceable kin-dom, where the...
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Prayer for This Week in Advent Gracious God, You paint a picture of a better world— A...
Continue ReadingMerry Christmas!
Church Family, Merry Christmas! Our worship has centered around Drawing Near to God through the life of...
Continue ReadingDraw Near to Justice, part 2
Read Luke 1:46-56 Reflect: God’s justice is different than our justice. It’s about making the world...
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This week we share with you one of the paintings and artist statements from our Draw Near...
Continue ReadingA New Decision
God has made a fresh decision, and this new one does not come as threat but as...
Continue ReadingGod Became a Child
“Mighty God” (Isa. 9: 6) is the name of this child. The child in the manger is...
Continue ReadingThe Art of Waiting
I’ve been reading a wonderful Advent collection from the writings of one of my favorite German theologians...
Continue ReadingBelonging to Love, Joy, Peace & Hope
Yesterday during worship, I asked our church family to consider how Christmas is about belonging. Immanuel –...
Continue ReadingWhite Gift Tradition
One of my favorite traditions while I was a student at Hollins University was the White Gift...
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