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December 2011

December 08, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Examining our Jewelry.

Examining our Jewelry. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Psalm 126. Thursday, December 8, 2011 Sold...

December 07, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Apologies.

Sorry... I've been digging myself a pretty big hole work-wise recently. So, I've let the...

December 05, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Waiting in Hope.

Waiting in Hope. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Acts 2:37-42. Monday, December 5, 2011 Come...

December 04, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflections] Weekly Recap.

We're taking today off from the daily Advent reflections series, but will resume tomorrow. Listed...

December 03, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] You Will Be My People.

You Will Be My People. Daily Advent Reflection. Kimberly Roth. Ezekiel 36:24-28 Saturday, December 3,...

December 02, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] A Season Wrought With Tension.

A Season Wrought With Tension. Daily Advent Reflection. Kyle Mobley. Psalm 85 Friday December 2,...

December 01, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] The Whoring Bride of Christ.

The Whoring Bride of Christ. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Hosea 6:1-6 Thursday December 1,...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Incarnating Christ in our Places.

Incarnating Christ in Our Places. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Micah 5:1-5a Wednesday November 30,...

November 29, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] The Immense Joy of Christ’s Victory

The Immense Joy of Christ’s Victory Slow Church Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Revelation 18...

November 28, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Fear Not!

Fear Not! Slow Church Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Micah 4:1-5 Monday November 28, 2011...

November 27, 2011

“Get Ready, A Baby is Coming” A Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent

"Get Ready, A Baby is Coming" A Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent By...

November 26, 2011

Daily Slow Church Advent Reflections.

Starting on Monday (Nov. 28), Chris Smith will be coordinating a daily series of reflections...

November 12, 2011

Video: Walter Brueggemann – “Slow Wisdom as a Sub-Version of Reality”

Walter Brueggemann is one of the first theologians that I think of when I think...

November 07, 2011

Embracing Failure: A Reflection by Derek Penwell

This reflection is reposted here with the permission of the author. It originally appeared on...

October 2011

October 29, 2011

The Deeper and Richer Life of Gratitude.

I wrote the following piece earlier this week for the lectionary blog of the Ekklesia...

October 26, 2011

VIDEO: Becoming the Liturgy – Ian Morgan Cron on the Slow Work of God.

This is a lovely clip from The Work of the People of Ian Morgan Cron...

October 01, 2011

A Prayer for Slow Churches from Oscar Romero

I was recently reminded of this prayer from Oscar Romero and thought that it was...