Crèche in cruciform
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Crèche in cruciform

Sometimes stories in the Bible become so well-known that the characters are never released into our lives but are trapped in time, annually unboxed for seasonal sentiment. In her poem…
<i>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</i> chooses safety while preaching boldness
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever chooses safety while preaching boldness

No one should be shocked to learn that the narrator of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever begins its last scene by declaring, “It really was the best Christmas pageant ever.”…
I’m a Lutheran: Glory Godwin Lekashu
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I’m a Lutheran: Glory Godwin Lekashu

Medical laboratory technician, Essentia Health Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, Minn. Growing up, I was highly involved with the youth ministry of my home church, Kimandolu Lutheran Church in Arusha, Tanzania,…
We listened—print is coming back
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We listened—print is coming back

We listened—print is coming back. There are few instances where we can recall people publicly admitting they were wrong, though as humans we should be saying that more often. However,…
Practicing Advent
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Practicing Advent

“There’s a Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar!” “A what?” I asked. I was in another room and not sure I had heard my wife correctly. “A Lego Star Wars Advent…
Keep dreaming
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Keep dreaming

Focal verse “You show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of…
The messy season
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The messy season

Advent is my favorite season in the liturgical calendar. A fresh set of Sundays and Seasons resources feels a little bit like back to school. Advent is only four weeks,…