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December 17, Advent 3B (John 1:6-8, 19-28; Isa. 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thess. 5:16-24)
Why would anyone go to church now?
Dear mainline church people (a response to the Nashville Statement)
Enter Satan
I am terrible at grieving. I grew up in a family and an environment in which crying generally and grieving specifically were not only discouraged but practically anathema....
When I first heard they forgave him, I flinched. Why should they have to do that? So quickly?
...When I married at age 41, one of the gifts I received was a hydrangea, the kind that grows someday into a beautiful umbrella of pink blossoms. I delighted in it....
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