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Month: December 2010

Seams: In-between Week

Seams: In-between Week

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. Psalm 125:1 Ah, the last midweek devotional of 2010. What to write, what to write…? The week between Christmas and New Year is always enjoyable to me. It feels like a seam or pause in the year; the middle space between what was (2010) and what will be (2011). Things here at the church slow down a bit, I get to enjoy the…

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Christmas Rush or Holy Hush?

Christmas Rush or Holy Hush?

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son… Galatians 4:4 Ok, it’s crunch time; Wednesday afternoon and my personal to-do list is as clean and untouched as new-fallen snow. I’ve already rescheduled one appointment (sorry Andy!). More “adjustments” are coming. The hand-crafted gift baskets with homemade jams and ornaments that I wanted to give to the church staff will have to wait for another year. Why are the words “Christmas” and “rush” so often synonymous?…

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