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Looking and Longing in the Advent Season
Advent Jared Lawson Advent Jared Lawson

Looking and Longing in the Advent Season

As Christians, we live between Christ’s first and second comings. We continue to be a people who long and look for the arrival of our Savior. But as we wait in hope for His second advent, we live now in the joy of His first. Whatever worldly griefs we encounter, whatever difficulties we face, we have – now and forever – an unshakable confidence because our Savior has come, and He is coming again.

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Jesus, Santa, and Saint Nicholas
Christmas Jared Lawson Christmas Jared Lawson

Jesus, Santa, and Saint Nicholas

Many of us may not know that the jolly old legend of Santa Claus is based on the 4th-century bishop from Myra, Saint Nicholas. Christmas season begs us to ask: who was Saint Nicholas? How did we get from a 4th century bishop from Turkey to a fat man in the North Pole? And how is Saint Nicholas relevant to our celebration of Christmas today?

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The Eucatastrophe of Emmanuel
Lee Nankervis Lee Nankervis

The Eucatastrophe of Emmanuel

What makes the baby in the manger and the shepherds and wise men and the star and everything about Christmas so wonderful is the dyscatastrophe–the grief and ruin–that preceded it. The incarnation did not happen in a vacuum–it came as the stunning twist to a long story, full of heartbreak and frustration.

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