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2010-12-21T11:56:44+00:00

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Is Jesus Just a Good Guy? Why The Incarnation Matters 2

Last updated on: December 21, 2010 at 11:56 am By Guest Contributor

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"If Jesus is just a good guy, then the world has one more hero -- but nothing more -- and we are stuck with no way out. You can stack up martyrs like firewood (and many have), but the world will remain broken." Spiritual Director & Episcopal Priest Fred Schmidt on "Why The Incarnation Matters..." Read more

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2010-12-20T16:59:53+00:00

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Why The Incarnation Matters 1

Last updated on: December 20, 2010 at 4:59 pm By Guest Contributor

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What does it mean for us that God chose to enter the world in flesh and blood -- incarnate -- through a poor baby in Bethlehem? We invited a dozen theobloggers to consider the question: "Why Does the Incarnation Matter?" And we asked them to do it in 100 words or less. Read more

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2010-12-20T11:29:52+00:00

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In the Bleak Midwinter: Advent Waiting

Last updated on: December 20, 2010 at 11:29 am By Elizabeth Nordquist

What a time of darkness in the world! Whether I am tracking politics, worlds conflicts, religious strife or life journeys with those l love, it is bleak and fraught and painful. And so we light the candle for Advent Four, the last one before the Christ candle is lit at Christmas. Read more

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2010-12-17T10:52:16+00:00

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Advent Practices: Considering our Earthiness

Last updated on: December 17, 2010 at 10:52 am By Guest Contributor

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The story of Advent and Christmas is essentially about God becoming enfleshed in the earthiness of the world. God enters creation and blesses our embodied lives. We are called this fourth week to consider the element of earth as an invitation to greater intimacy with nature and to remember our own earthiness. Spiritual Director Christine Valters Paintner continues her series on Advent Practices tied into the elements of Creation. Read more

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2010-12-15T12:33:36+00:00

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Preaching on the Magi and Other Questions for Brent Landau

Last updated on: December 15, 2010 at 12:33 pm By Guest Contributor

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This month in the Patheos Book Club, we’re exploring Brent Landau’s compelling new book, Revelation of the Magi. As part of our blogger roundtable on the book, we invited several authors to review the book and submit their questions to Landau for his response. Our Q&A begins here. Read more

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2010-12-13T14:16:54+00:00

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The Tortured Truth

Last updated on: December 13, 2010 at 2:16 pm By Guest Contributor

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As a Christian who honors the value of human lives regardless of nationality, faith or other allegiance; as a father, a son, a husband-I care about what is right. Even if the lives, physical and psychological health of foreigners could be bargained to save American lives, as President Bush and Vice President Cheney have dubiously argued has happened, this would not dismiss my concerns regarding the immorality of torturing another human being. Read more

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2010-12-09T10:55:47+00:00

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Nothing is Wasted: A Composter Advent

Last updated on: December 9, 2010 at 10:55 am By Guest Contributor

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What does a composter have to do with Advent? This is the season of holy and growing darkness, of darkness that is alive! Advent darkness holds a lot inside, like rich back dirt. Read more

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2010-12-06T11:28:31+00:00

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Shining the Light on the Wise Men

Last updated on: December 6, 2010 at 11:28 am By Deborah Arca

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"This year a number of Christmas stockings will no doubt be stuffed with a copy of a beautiful little book, Revelation of the Magi: The Lost Tale of the Wise Men’s Journey to Bethlehem. It’s the first English translation of an ancient manuscript that has languished in the Vatican library for centuries." Peter Wallace from Day1.org reviews this compelling new book ... Read more

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2010-12-03T15:23:24+00:00

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Phyllis Tickle on “What Advent Means to Me”

Last updated on: December 3, 2010 at 3:23 pm By Guest Contributor

The first in an Advent video series by Tripp Fuller and Ryan Parker featuring progressive Christians on The Coming of God. Read more

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2010-12-02T11:54:01+00:00

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Trillions of Stars

Last updated on: December 2, 2010 at 11:54 am By Carl Gregg

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This latest news from the field of astronomy is only one more reason to stand in awe and wonder at the mystery of how much we know as a species as well as how that knowledge simultaneously invites us to humility regarding how much we do not know. Read more

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