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The Anticipation of Advent

Anyone that knows me well knows that I have been listening to Christmas music since... well, since I was born, basically. The spirit of Christmas is one of hope, joy and expectation. In good faith I cannot relegate that to a single month of the year. There is one constant argument I hear against this, though: if you celebrate Christmas all year round then there is nothing special about Advent. I could not disagree more with this sentiment. The history of Advent itself points towards a...

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Our Adoption Day

Do you remember your own adoption day? Are you new enough to the family that the sound of your new name ringing through the air still brings a weight of glory so real you can feel it pressed against you from all around? Is the opposite true? Has your new name been yours so long that it would be vanity to try and recall a time where you were an alien to its lineage? Do you remember the first time you realized you had a home in the arms of a Father who had given His own Son to pay the price...

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The Promises of Christ

Who was the last person that you made a promise to? What was it about? Was it that you would do something simple like reach out to a family member or a friend? Maybe you promised to provide a meal or a fill up a gas tank. You could have said it very nonchalantly, or put all of your heart behind it. Maybe you promised someone that you would pray for them. Perhaps you promised someone that you would change. And then you promised them that this time, you really meant it. Maybe you made that...

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