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“The Coming” December 5

Brokenness never need be the final chapter.   Broken:  crushed, dispirited, discouraged, humbled.   I've been meditating on the song I posted yesterday,  click here if you missed it, and reflecting on my own brokenness and the stories I've heard from others.    This season is particularly challenging for those who have experienced deep loss.

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“The Coming” December 3

Joseph, a Silent figure in the story of Advent.   Considering what Joseph did to protect Mary's reputation, the lack of attention and adulation for this guy is kind of a rip off.  I'm just sayin' good guys (and women) do not always get their proper spotlight!  He could have hung her out for public

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The Coming, December 2

"Slip into Silence"  Thanks to  Desiree Adaway  who shared about Silence yesterday in her weekly post called  Wednesday's Wisdom.  Silence  That baby Mary birthed, Jesus, "the reason for the season," well, he "slipped into Silence" regularly.  Throughout his life he was known to withdraw to be alone and silent.    Silence *complete absence of sound  *the fact

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The Coming, December 1

Never underestimate the power of the female bond!  Any woman with a faithful girlfriend will pass through the fiery coals of hell and smell like a rose on the other side.   Together we overcome insurmountable obstacles.  Alone, we crumble…not always but more often than not.   Allow me a moment on my soapbox.  

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The Coming, November 30

A crisis of embarrassing proportions.   Mary, the young virgin girl considered Innocent and inexperienced is engaged to be married finds herself in a taboo situation.   She's pregnant and not married and juicier yet, an angel delivers the "good news."  Advent is a real story about a family facing a crisis.  We've all been

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The Coming 2010

Advent. Adventus, Coming. Sunday was the first day of the Christian commemoration of Advent.  Welcome back and welcome if this is your first year to join me during this sacred time of year.   Advent is the four week period prior to Christmas when the Christian church corporately waits for the Second Coming of Jesus while

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The Gift of Pain

I hate pain.  I don't know anyone who likes it.   We tolerate pain, ignore pain but never invite pain. Last week I had lower back pain that made me weep.  The two practitioners recommended were unavailable so I self soothed with yoga poses, stretching and yoga class.  To my surprise,  the pain subsided and

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The > Life

  "Why" is where the juicy stuff that lies underneath every little thing we do resides.  It's information and information is power. "Why" has the power to direct us away from a < (less than) life toward a > (greater than) life.     The > life is what I referred to in my last post

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