Category Archives: Church Year: Advent

Service Audio 12.4.2011

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

12.4.11 Full Service 12.4.11 Sermon – Hastening Second Sunday in Advent 2011

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Service Audio 11/27/2011

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

11.27.11 Full Service 11.27.11 Sermon – Advent Longing for God First Sunday in Advent 2011 Service Booklet

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The Collects of Advent

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Here’s a bit from our Book of Common Prayer for the season of Advent: The First Sunday in Advent The Collect ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the … Continue reading →

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An Advent Humbug…sorta

Posted on December 8, 2009 by

I am not a fan of holiday decorations in public places. Sounds kind of Scroogy of me, huh? What I mean though, is not that holiday decorations should be removed, but rather that they shouldn’t be holiday decorations. I am … Continue reading →

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The Risk of Love

Posted on December 21, 2007 by

Note: This entry comes from an Advent reflection I wrote for a friend’s church in Florida. It is for the lighting of the candle representing Love. Love is not really a difficult thing to think about this time of year … Continue reading →

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Collars in Pieces

Posted on December 10, 2007 by

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3026245.ece In protest against the cruel dictatorship of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Anglican Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, has publicly cut into pieces his clerical collar, refusing to wear it again until the tyrant is deposed. His reasoning: Mugabe, with … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year?

Posted on December 2, 2007 by

For much of the Christian world, which marks time differently than the secular world, the new year begins with Advent, a period marked by the four Sundays prior to Christmas. For us, you see, Christmas will not be the year’s … Continue reading →

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