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Christmas and ages of suspension
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Christmas and ages of suspension
Christmas and ages of suspension
In the days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we are in that suspension period we wiggled through as restless children caught between the turkey and the tinsel.
This is a parable of what happens on a much larger scale: Ages of suspension are part of the path of time and history, our lives within them, and the route to maturity includes learning to endure those slow-moving stretches of silence and murkiness.
Wallace Henley, former Senior Associate Pastor of 2nd Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. | Photo by Scott Belin
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis held today’s general audience again in the private library. In his “reflections”, he noted that “Christmas has become a universal feast, and even those who do not believe perceive the appeal of this occasion”, but “It is important that it should not be reduced to a merely sentimental or consumerist festival” because it “is a decisive event, an eternal fire that God has kindled in the world, and must not be confused with ephemeral things.”
The pontiff mentioned again what he said last Sunday, namely that consumerism “has kidnapped Christmas from us”. He did so in order to stress the need “to curb a certain worldly mentality, incapable of grasping the incandescent core of our faith, which is this: ‘And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father’ (
AMERICA Prayer Vigil December 23, 2020
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Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14
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Today being the 23rd of December, I note specifically 2 Kings chapter 23 about King Josiah of Judah of Old Israel. Here is God s description of Good King Josiah :
2 Kings 23:25 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
4 Ways COVID-19 Has Changed Worship
Is it time to re-imagine what worship looks like? By Lesli White lesli white
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During COVID-19, many churches have come up with creative ways to hold worship still. Regardless of the means, whether physical or virtual, this time is offering an unprecedented opportunity for spiritual awakening. It is also an opportunity for the church to reach people they may not have before the crisis. Here are four ways COVID-19 has changed worship.
Shift to Online Church
Many churches have moved to online communications during this period. The pandemic is encouraging churches to connect in new ways. Congregations are staying connected virtually – many are using facebook live and Zoom, a remote video conferencing service to continue to see familiar faces and remain connected. While people cannot see you during a facebook live broadcast, it is still interactive. You can engage with content as much as you wa