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Three Practices I See in Ministry Multipliers

As a new year gets underway, most of us are asking some version of the question, “What can I do to make this year a fruitful one in ministry?”

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Silent Night

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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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Everlasting Light

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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

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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

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

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Slow, Steady Drip

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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

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

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Philippians 2

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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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