Giving and Receiving: Advent Day 22
Christmas is a holiday of giving, especially of gifts. Unlike a birthday where only one person typically receives gifts, Christmas includes everyone.
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Names within the Bible, especially those of children, often bear much weight within their meaning.
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As Timothy Keller puts it in his book Generous Justice, “Most people know that Jesus came to bring forgiveness and grace.
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It would be easy to trip over some of the phrases in this passage, particularly where it refers to sending the rich away empty handed and bringing down…
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In his book Mercy Streets, author and pastor Taylor Field tells a story of a tree that he and his wife transplanted from some unwanted space…
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Written by King Solomon, Psalm 72 reads as a description of Israel’s ideal king and kingdom, a hope that could only be realized in King Jesus…
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Since shalom is a Hebrew word, it only appears in the Old Testament, but the idea behind it—wholeness, harmony, peace—is found throughout scripture.
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When Barry Jones talked about Jesus as a “shalom-maker” at Triennial this past summer, he said the word shalom is often translated in our Bibles…
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