Advent Day 2: Elohim
When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?
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The beginning of every story is important because it sets the tone for everything that follows. The story of the birth of Jesus—and His life and eventual death, resurrection, and ascension—is firmly rooted in the story of Israel, which begins with the story of creation.
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Advent is a celebration of the arrival of the Christ child, which serves to remind us not only that God chose to come to earth to live among us but also…
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After Mary found out that the Holy Spirit would conceive within her the Son of the Most High, one of the first things she did was to leave Nazareth…
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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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