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Advent 2012 – Week 2
So sure, hope is a great thing.
Sure, prophets speak and angels sing…
“Comfort… comfort my people.”
That’s all well and good. But brass-tacks reality insists we at least mention the high price exacted of those who bring hope into the earth. Look at how our carriers of hope have been dismissed, ridiculed, persecuted, and crucified.
What do we do about that? Continue reading
Advent 2012 – week 1
When we think of “prophesy” we think of predicting the future. That’s not what the ancients thought. They thought of prophets as “seers,” seeing what the rest of us miss – and in particular, seeing the things of the Divine.
Today, we read one of our ancient prophets as he “sees” hope. Continue reading
Advent 2008: A Late and Hurried Advent Message (with apologies)
This year, we’ve been more inattentive to the meaningful season of Advent than usual. Here, this last week of Advent, in a hurried attempt to make up for lost time, we talk about why the season matters. It’s a very old practice, setting aside these weeks leading up to the Feast of Christmas. What is Advent? Why should we include it in the Christmas season? What does it do for our souls? Continue reading
Words Kill – Words Give Life. You Decide.
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Tagged blessing/cursing, Christian Meditation, healing, hope, power, words
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Advent 2007: On Hope and Selective Seeing (part 2)
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Advent 2007: On Hope and Selective Seeing (part 1)
by Doug Hammack Add synopsis [Download MP3]