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Walk Humbly With Your God, Charles Veenstra

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"For much too long now, the United States has relied more on its military than any other means to bring about peace."

Posting about a Biblical response to world problems from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/walk-humbly-with-your-god/

Christmas Confession, Aaron Baart

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"May you, out of the awareness of your own inability, receive the one who is able to do more than we could ever imagine."

Posting about Christ's ability to cover all our inadequacies from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/christmas-confession/

Angels, Joshua Matthews

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"After watching and listening to the heavenly host, the shepherds did what any spectator at an amazing event should be moved to do: they turned and ran to Christ."

Posting about the spectacular show that occurred at Jesus' birth from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/angels/

Hope: How Does One Live A Hope-Filled Life?, David J. Mulder

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"While I don’t believe it’s wrong to give gifts to others at Christmas, I would encourage some thought and consideration of giving gifts in the name of the one we are honoring."

Posting about the real hope of Christmas from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/hope-how-does-one-live-a-hope-filled-life/

Christmas Expectations, Howard Schaap

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"Hope is made of sterner stuff. Definitions include 'to anticipate with expectation of fulfillment' and 'grounds for believing that something good may happen'."

Posting about living in hope­­­­­­­­ from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/christmas-expectations/

120 Seconds, Kari Sandouka

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Posting about living with impact from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/120-seconds/

Expecting The King, Erik Hoekstra

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"We need to understand what the Kingdom is, how it will come, and when it will arrive, won’t always align with our expectations."

Posting about running ahead of God from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/expecting-the-king/

Stress-Free Christmas?, Erin Olson

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"Christmas does not need to be a time of stress and anxiety, but it can easily become one. Even in the nativity, God gave peace to Mary in what should have been the most peace-less of circumstances."

Posting about focusing on the true miracle of Christmas from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-stress-free-christmas/

Distillation, Howard Schaap

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Expecting: Being Ready, David J. Mulder

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"In Matthew 24, Jesus is admonishing his disciples to be prepared, to have their eyes and ears open, to be watching for Christ’s coming."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­being ready for Jesus from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/expecting-being-ready/

Fighting Depression At Christmas, Neal Deroo

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"Depression is a hard thing to understand and an even harder thing to explain. But you don’t have to ‘get it’ to help your loved ones this holiday season."

Posting about factors that contribute to depression from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/fighting-depression-at-christmas/

Impatient Waiting, Benjamin J. Lappenga

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"Another tendency in Christian thinking about waiting, however, is worthy of our consideration this Advent season: the perception that good Christian waiting means patience, defined as dutiful acceptance of our current suffering."

Posting about the frustrations of waiting from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/impatient-waiting/

Advent: What Are You Waiting For?, Neal Deroo

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"As we struggle not to be overwhelmed by the Christmas season, I wonder: Do we still have a concrete picture of what God’s faithfulness means for us? If Christmas is the beginning of God’s plan of salvation, can we say clearly what we are saved from?"

Posting about waiting for God's promises to be fulfilled from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/advent-what-are-you-waiting-for/

Waiting For His Plan To Unfold, Leah A. Zuidema

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"During Advent, our focus is supposed to be on waiting for the Lord and what he will do. This season of the church year is a time to 'wait for God’s plan to unfold' to borrow words from Psalm 106:13."

Posting about Luke's account of the first Advent from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/waiting-for-his-plan-to-unfold/

Doing A Little More For Jesus, David J. Mulder

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"Work is an essential, integral part of my life! It isn’t separate from the rest of my life any more than being a husband or father is separate from the rest of my life."

Posting about a healthy work-life balance from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/doing-a-little-more-for-jesus/

Moses, David J. Mulder

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"The lives of so many of the Old Testament saints are examples of waiting on the Lord; many provide a sort of preview of this Advent kind of waiting."

Posting about longing for a Savior from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/advent-waiting-moses/

Crazy Busy? Overwhelmed? Six Good Reads To Help You Rethink Your Calendar, Leah A. Zuidema

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"Reading a book can be a restful way to recharge - while also helping you to rethink and reshape your daily walk."

Posting about recommended books from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/crazy-busy-overwhelmed-six-good-reads-to-help-you-rethink-your-calendar/

John The Baptist And Advent, Aaron Baart

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"There are a myriad of different ways you can infuse a little counter-cultural, John the Baptist-ish influence into your Advent. Cultivating gratitude, practicing integrity in every area of your life, and helping the poor are just a few ideas."

Posting about the spirit of the Advent season from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/john-the-baptist-and-advent/

Advent: Lessons In Waiting, Barb Hoekstra

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"Waiting is open-ended, filled with hope for what God desires to bring us beyond our imagination."

Posting about the benefits of learning to wait from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/advent-lessons-in-waiting/

Advent: Waiting, Gwen R. Marra

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"When I face challenges and am in the midst of one of life’s storms, I can look at Noah’s life and have hope while I wait. I know I belong to God."

Posting about trusting God during the waiting times in life­­­­­­­­ from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/advent-waiting/

Through Generations, Donald Roth

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"For my grandmother, living in Advent meant not only a longing for her eternal home but a concern for her children’s children, because, just as God was faithful across the generations from Adam to Christ, He will be faithful across the generations from Christ to the Last Day."

Posting about hope in God's covenant promises from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/through-generations/

Preparing: Be Filled, Erin Olson

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"What are you doing to prepare your heart? How are you welcoming and inviting the Holy Spirit to fill your being with the longing and excitement of this Advent season?"

Posting about being ready for Christ's coming from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/preparing-be-filled/

Christ, Consumerism, And Christmas, Aaron Baart

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"Maybe the greatest advertising gaffe occurred when the Savior of the world somehow got wrapped up in our consumerism in the first place."

Posting about receiving Christ at Christmas from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/christ-consumerism-and-christmas/

Advent: Ring The Bells That Still Can Ring, Tanya Deroo

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"Perhaps Advent is, in part, a season of remembering journeys in to strange lands and stories about loss."

Posting about faith in the Advent promise from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/advent-ring-the-bells-that-still-can-ring/

"Speak, Hannah, And Do Not Be Silent": Pseudo-Philo's Deconstruction Of Violence In Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum 50-51, Benjamin J. Lappenga

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This article argues that the movement from Hannah’s silent prayer in 50.5 (‘Hannah did not want to pray out loud’) to her bold declaration in 51.5 (‘I will speak my words openly’) interrupts a narrative trajectory involving violent zeal in Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum. Throughout the narrative, the prayers of key individuals for God’s merciful action on behalf of the people are rendered efficacious by acts of zeal (zelus) that are both public and violent (47.1–3). By contrast, Hannah’s act of silent prayer (framed as ‘zeal’ in 50.5) is accepted as the accompanying act for the people’s prayer (51.2). This vicarious …

Endless Cycle Of Want, Howard Schaap

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"Are any of our wants 'normal' and inherently human, or are they all created in us by the world of advertising and its wizard(s) behind the curtain(s)?"

Posting about the cycle of want and consumption from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/the-endless-cycle-of-want/

Facticity And Transcendence Across The Disciplines: Phenomenology And The Promise, Neal Deroo

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This paper begins from one of the most commonly found questions in phenomenology, “What is Phenomenlogy?”, to argue that phenomenology is a trans-disciplinary approach to engaging with the products of human culture. This approach is characterized by paying particular attention to the distinction between facticity and transcendence within “lived experience” so as to help us better articulate and evaluate the promises that animate every human institution. Such a task necessarily requires inter-disciplinary input and helps us engage in our lives—in our shared cultural life—differently.

Advent: Clearing A Path For Christmas, Mary Beth Pollema

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"The idea of preparing the way of the LORD is a word picture that reveals to us that the real preparation for Christmas must take place in our hearts. This is the preparation that demands our focus so that we may rightfully acknowledge the deep significance of the coming of our Messiah."

Posting about dealing with distractions during Advent from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/advent-clearing-a-path-for-christmas/

Preparing, Advent And Psalm 51, Shirley Folkerts

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"We can't make this event happen any more than we made creation happen. But we are a busy people and most days our frantic waiting drowns out the echo of our cries from deep within."

Posting about anticipating Christ's coming from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/preparing-advent-and-psalm-51/

Taking The Gift Out Of Christmas, Neal Deroo

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"If we look to the Bible, the overwhelming thing we are supposed to do with the gifts God has given us is not to be grateful or obedient - it is simply to use them."

Posting about giving and receiving gifts from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/taking-the-gift-out-of-christmas/