Advent Week Two
Advent Week Two is all about Preparation. I keep thinking of the Parable of the Ten Virgins:
Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The five who were foolish didn’t ...
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Let Christ Prepare Your Heart for Peace
Have you let Christ prepare your heart for peace this year? Me, I have learned some broken ways. After many years of trials and difficulties, I have learned to wait for the next bad thing. I have placed my hope in my ability to prepare for the worst. I have sought peace in perfectionism, in making a ...
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Preparation and Peace
Christ is returning. Since the Early Church, Christians have known this. But it has been so long, that sometimes we forget. Sometimes we get sidetracked by all that is going on in the world.
You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, ...
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It’s The Amy and Britta Show!
In the spirit of Advent and new beginnings, today Amy and I are introducing a fun feature that we are SO excited about...drum roll, please! The Amy and Britta Show is something we are trying out for the month of December, during Advent. But if we like it, and YOU like it, we might keep it ...
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The Heart of Advent
I am already enjoying Advent! This is remarkable considering—#momfail—for the first two nights we forgot to light our Advent Wreath! On Monday and Tuesday, we ate our breakfast by candlelight and did our Advent readings right after our morning devotional. True confession.
The Heart of Advent
But ...
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Waiting vs. Active Waiting
As I said yesterday, Advent is about new beginnings. But the first week of Advent is about waiting for them. God's timing teaches us that we must wait. Advent teach us how we should wait. Advent is about Active waiting. We wait, with hope.
My friend Amy Young is also exploring the meaning of ...
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