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The most life-changing ministry we can humanly provide a group of overlooked friends is a simple Body of Christ, a Church, planted among them, to be His Hands, His Heart, His Voice, His Compassion in their circle of relationships.
I love that songs tell us so much about our faith, our story, our journey. They also tell us a lot about our communities. The songs communities sing are very telling about how the community sees one another, life, God, faith, community, etc.
While I believe Advent should be such a major part of our Christian life and story I’m struggling to come up with many Advent songs. Is it because of my own traditions, or is it because of our huge emphasis on Christmas Day itself?
Here’s the two I can think of right now…
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
As you can see, I’m struggling to come up with many.
What Advent songs can you think of?
What do you sing at this time of year?
Do you separate Advent from Christmas or are they one in the same?
From time to time I like to check in and find out who my readers are and why they come to my little spot on the Interwebs.
So its open mic blog.
Tell me a little bit about yourself. Who are you? What do you like doing?
This is your chance to tell the world whatever you so choose… express yourself, share a passion, plug your band, etc.
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My novel is now available on Amazon! WOot! Just in time for Christmas ordering.
For those of you who haven’t ordered your copy of the book yet (or want to order 5 copies for your mother), I’ve got a little pointer on how to get free shipping with Amazon.
Continue reading St. Peter’s Brewery now on Amazon
Found a great podcast featuring Mark Scandrette during my break. In it, he addresses 5 Myths of Community.
“If we want real community like the early church… we must be willing to embrace hurt and suffering… because love is costly.”
Sounds very counter-intuitive to the American dream and empire.
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What can be said about a bar of soap and our faith and relation to the world around us?
Claudio Oliver has spent 20 years working with the urban poor, and on community development, dental and medical projects, team equipping, and teaching in Curitiba, Brazil.
He shares just a few of the reflections one small bar of soap can spark — spiritual, sociologic, entropologic and ecologic.
Continue reading The parable of the bar of soap