Jesus was not a normal human baby. Unlike other human beings, Jesus chose to come into the world, even though he knew his purpose would be to suffer and die as a sacrifice.
Mighty Magnificat (Excerpt from “Advent for the Broken-Hearted”)
Whichever way they turned, the people found themselves without recourse, being bled dry by their own countrymen.
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Advent For the Broken-Hearted
This devotional was adapted from a service that Mari wrote in 2023, created to honor the thrum of sorrow and loss that undulates beneath the largely cheerful Christmas songs sung throughout November and December.
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Christmas: A Woman Without Family
The prophet Anna is often missing from the Christmas story, which focuses on Jesus's birth, the wonder of the shepherds and the worship of the wise men.
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Advent: A People Under Occupation
The story of Christmas honors people who are experiencing oppression, and people who feel despair over their government.
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Advent: A Marriage in Jeopardy
Only Matthew's Gospel captures something of Joseph's heartache when he received the news concerning Mary's unexpected pregnancy.
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“Happy Holidays”
Tomorrow many of us will be sitting at a table laden with traditional Thanksgiving foods and offering up ways we are grateful. Perhaps it is only one thing we can be thankful for, perhaps many. But, some of us will not have a place to go, or a table spread for us.
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“Songs for a Savior” Advent Devotions
Advent comes right after Thanksgiving! This new Advent Devotional will begin the end of next week, and is written in an "evergreen" way, so that it may be reread each Christmas season.
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HER STORY: The Birth of Christ, Anna the Prophet
How long have you been waiting for the longing you have been praying about to be fulfilled? A longing you have felt certain God has invited you to pray about, that you feel certain God has indicated will be fulfilled? Anna's story can be told in three stages: There was tragedy early in her life, … Continue reading HER STORY: The Birth of Christ, Anna the Prophet
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HER STORY: The Birth of Christ, Virgin Mary
As the most written about woman in the whole Bible, what is your impression of Mary? There are thousands upon thousands of images of her, the beatific and holy Madonna, mother and child, otherworldly in her serenity; and the grieving mother holding her crucified son, again beatific, serene, otherworldly.We might get the impression that as … Continue reading HER STORY: The Birth of Christ, Virgin Mary
