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  • The Third Week of Advent

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    A blank space at the end of this week’s calendar?  Nah, space for a reminder why this Sunday is Gaudete (Latin for rejoice) in the tradition of Advent.  It is the pink candle of JOY. Despite the difficulties of our world and our lives, this is a Sunday we look to God with Joy–joy of salvation,…

  • A Slippery Slope Seeking Unity

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    Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.Philipians 2: 3-4 I read this passage recently on an early morning. Another letter from Paul to another church. Given our current political and…