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Advent: True Peace, Abby M. Foreman

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"Viewing peace as quiet or the end of fighting is not a full enough vision of what God’s peace truly is."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Advent peace from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/advent-true-peace/

Advent: A Thrill Of Hope, Howard Schaap

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"Despite the darkness—of literature, of human nature, of the decline fall into winter—we have God’s promises."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­meaningful Christmas carols from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/advent-a-thrill-of-hope/

Advent Love: The Advent Of #Metoo, Aaron Baart

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"It is the season of our soul’s groaning for 'thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.'"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Christ's light overcoming our world of darkness from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/advent-love-the-advent-of-metoo/

Christmas Songs: Why That Tune?, Karen A. De Mol

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"What is it about some of the Christmas golden oldies that evoke such warm feelings of home and holiday?"

Posting about the rich tunes of Christmas music from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

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Advent Joy: The Joy Of The Incarnation Is In Tents, Howard Schaap

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"If the Christmas story in Luke is framed with joy, there is a different kind of joy in John, a strange kind, the joy of tent-living."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­finding our security in Christ from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/advent-joy-the-joy-of-the-incarnation-is-in-tents/

Advent Traditions: What Are We Waiting For?, April Fiet, Kayt E. Frisch, Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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Posting about ­­­­­­­­Advent traditions and celebrations from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/advent-traditions-what-are-we-waiting-for/

The Problem With Christmas Carols For People Longing For The King, David J. Mulder

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"The commercialization of Christmas is the heart of the problem. Rather than taking time to be truly watching for the coming King, we get caught up in the stuff we do to celebrate."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­missing Advent in the rush toward Christmas from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-problem-with-christmas-carols-for-people-longing-for-the-king/

Restore Us, O God, Shirley Folkerts

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"In this Advent Season we plead for God to restore us; and we’re tempted to cry out for a former time when life seemed better. The truth is, if we could go back, when we got there, it wouldn’t be the same."

Posting about trusting in God's best for us 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.

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As The Deer Pants, Robert Lancaster

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"Advent is also a time to prepare us for that day when our thirst is finally, fully and completely, satisfied."

Posting about the Living Water 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.

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Joy In The Anticipation, John Baas

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"Are we even aware of our need for a Savior? Of our gratitude for deliverance? Could our material comforts and security be actually diminishing our joy?"

Posting about Advent joy 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.

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Heart-Orientation, Jenni Breems

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"When we are filled by the Spirit of God, our core orientation changes."

Posting about fruit-filled living 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.

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Anticipating Advent, Douglas Deboer

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"Consider how our lives might reflect a patient optimism for righteousness to prevail in our lives and for salvation to be our destiny."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­anticipation grounded in faith 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.

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Advent Waiting, Gwen R. Marra

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"I often ponder on what it was like in the Old Testament: to know the promises of God, and yet to be in a time of intense waiting."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­trust and obedience 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.

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Raging Waters Of Advent, Teresa Terhaar

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"Our baptism into Christ frees us and challenges us to move through the torrent of a broken world."

Posting about living under grace 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.

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Aspiration(S), James C. Schaap

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"Achievement requires something outside of who we are, something like grace."

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Hope In Anticipation, Adam Adams

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"On Christmas day we not only rejoice that our Savior was born, but also look with hopeful anticipation to Jesus’ second coming and the restoration of creation."

Posting about anticipating Christ's return ­­­­­­­­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.

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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.

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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/

Advent: Hoping In The Bigger Picture, Brandon Huisman

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"I am always thinking about what is next and wondering what God is doing in his bigger picture, yet Simeon seems to remind us to sit back in the spirit and lean into him."

Posting about waiting for God's plan to unfold ­­­­­­­­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.

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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.

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The Line, Liz Moss

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"All too often I long for the Savior to come quickly in my life, to fix my frustrations and to give me exactly what I want and think I need at that very moment."

Posting about the difficulty 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.

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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.

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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.

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Expecting, Lisa Smith

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"Are you willing to be content in the expectation of Christ’s coming…to not jump to the end, but to relish in the journey leading to Christ’s coming?"

Posting about experiencing peace and joy while 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.

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Expecting: Hope And Sinfulness, Sarah Moss

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"Even as we expect Christ’s coming during this third week of advent, we also are aware of our need for a Savior to atone for our sins."

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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.

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Advent: Strike Me Dumb, God, John Baas

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"Was Zechariah’s silent expecting, his wordless anticipation, an even more powerful mix of torment and excitement, a more fertile ground for the Spirit to fill him and convict him of God’s plan, of his power, of his love?"

Posting about silent 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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