Silent Night
The much-beloved “Silent Night” was first performed at a Christmas Eve service in 1818 in a small city in what is now Salzburg, Austria.
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Prior to the modern era – before electrical or gas lines crisscrossed our cities – nighttime illumination was much less common.
Continue ReadingSacred Conversations
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.
Continue ReadingDesire Paths
A desire path is the name for an unofficial shortcut between two officially established routes.
Continue ReadingSlow, Steady Drip
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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Like many good German words, fernweh doesn’t have a perfect counterpart in English.
Continue ReadingPhilippians 2
On this Sabbath, take comfort in the knowledge that following the way of Jesus is difficult, but we may always find rest in him.
Continue ReadingA Multicultural Kingdom
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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