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Day Twenty-Eight of An Advent Calendar (Evening): Christmas Eve – Pouring Out Divinity into Humanity
Saturday, December 24, 2016 (Evening) Christmas Eve Isaiah 59.15b–21 Philippians 2.5–11 The text of the readings follows after the comments. The reading from Philippians this evening is at the core of the third chapter in my PhD dissertation. So it’s … Continue reading
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Day Twenty-Two of An Advent Calendar: Light
Sunday, December 18, 2016 The Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 42.1–12 Ephesians 6.10–20 John 3.16–21 The text of the readings follows after the comments. The days of Advent are variable. At it’s shortest Christmas comes the day after the Fourth … Continue reading
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Day Nineteen of An Advent Calendar: “You Brood of Vipers!”
Thursday, December 15, 2016 Thursday after the Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 9.18—10.4 2 Peter 2.10b–16 Matthew 3.1–12 The text of the readings follows after the comments. There are days when I wish I could talk like John the Baptist. … Continue reading
Day Sixteen of An Advent Calendar: Trust and Betrayal
Monday, December 12, 2016 Monday after the Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 8.16–9.1 2 Peter 1.1–11 Luke 22.39–53 The text of the readings follows after the comments. The past few days’ gospel readings have been from the portion of the … Continue reading
Day Twelve of An Advent Calendar: The Coming of the Lawless One
Thursday, December 8, 2016 Thursday after the Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7.1–9 2 Thessalonians 2.1–12 Luke 22.1–13 The text of the readings follows after the comments. We start Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians today. It may be the … Continue reading
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Day Eleven of an Advent Calendar: Calling, Vengeance, and Casting Stones
December 7, 2016 Wednesday after the Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 6.1–13 2 Thessalonians 1.1–12 John 7.53—8.11 The text of the readings follows after the comments. The first text from Isaiah is his call. If chapters one to twelve of … Continue reading
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Day Ten of an Advent Calendar: Santa Claus is a Klingon?
December 6, 2016 Tuesday after the Second Sunday of Advent (Feast of St. Nicholas) Isaiah 5.13–17, 24–25 1 Thessalonians 5.12–28 Luke 21.29–38 The text of the readings follows after the comments. Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas, who was … Continue reading
Day Two of An Advent Calendar
Monday, November 28, 2016 Monday after the First Sunday of Advent Is 1.10–20 1 Th 1.1–10 Lk 20.1–8 The text of the readings follows after the comments. Isaiah, as Thomas Merton once said, is the prophet of Advent. So who … Continue reading
First Sunday of An Advent Calendar
Sunday November 27, 2016 The First Sunday of Advent Is 1.1–9 2 Pet 3.1–10 Mt 25.1–13 The text of the readings follows after the comments. In Advent we spend a lot of time looking at the Last Days. We start … Continue reading
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