Advent Devotionals


Everlasting Light

by: Michael Benson

Prior to the modern era – before electrical or gas lines crisscrossed our cities – nighttime illumination was much less common.

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Sacred Conversations

by: Michael Benson

It can be easy for us to settle for the pat answers even when we know there are some mysteries that cannot be solved this side of eternity.

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Desire Paths

by: Michael Benson

A desire path is the name for an unofficial shortcut between two officially established routes.

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Slow, Steady Drip

by: Michael Benson

This famous psalm from Mary – the Magnificat – is at once a reflection of history and a look forward toward the work of the Messiah, newly in her belly.

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Fernweh

by: Michael Benson

Like many good German words, fernweh doesn’t have a perfect counterpart in English.

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Philippians 2

by: Michael Benson

On this Sabbath, take comfort in the knowledge that following the way of Jesus is difficult, but we may always find rest in him.

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A Multicultural Kingdom

by: Michael Benson

One of the most beautiful aspects of the Word becoming flesh is the way in which Jesus expanded the Kingdom of God beyond the kingdom of Israel.

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Crinkle Crankle Wall

by: Michael Benson

Crinkle crankle walls weave back and forth across the landscape, undulating a foot or two in each direction as they separate the edge of one area from another.

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