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100% Good News?

Monday, December 8th, 2014 Posted in writing | No Comments »

The Messiah is coming! That's the good news of Advent. But when he comes we can presume things won't stay the same, and that can be a bit unsettling. So, we might ask ourselves, as we prepare for Jesus' coming, ...

A Starbucks Advent Thought

Friday, December 6th, 2013 Posted in writing | 1 Comment »

This past week I was at Starbucks when it occurred to me that every one of us in that coffee shop shared something in common, for if St. Augustine was right, we all have a longing for God. Whether ...

Advent’s Job

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 Posted in writing | No Comments »

The purpose of Advent is to remind us of something fundamental in us as individuals and as the human family, namely, that we need, desire, hunger for and await God’s coming into our lives and our world. It encourages us ...

Rejoice!

Sunday, December 11th, 2011 Posted in writing | No Comments »

The clarion call for the third week of Advent is the simple command “Rejoice!” Rejoicing is easy to do when things are going well, but not so easy if they aren’t, and in this life we encounter some things easy to ...

Come, Lord Jesus!

Sunday, November 28th, 2010 Posted in writing | No Comments »

“Come, Lord Jesus!” That fervent prayer ends the Book of Revelation and, so, the entire Bible. The desire for Christ also animates the season of Advent, when we celebrate his coming in the past and pray that he come again ...