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Advent - 1 John 4:17
!!! note "1 John 4:17" Confidence I've definitely written about confidence before outside this blog, it's a key Christian theme. John mentio
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Advent - Luke 6:35
!!! note "Luke 6:35" Love Your Enemies I was once an enemy of God, and even today still make choices that highlight enmity in my heart towards him. It
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Advent - Mark 12:29-30
!!! note "Mark 12:29-30" The Most Important Commandment !!! note "Deuteronomy 6:4-5" Jesus quotes the Shema as the most important commandmen
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Advent - Romans 15:13
!!! note "Romans 15:13" The last 3 weeks of Advent are summarized right here in verse 13. Yahweh is the God of hope, of expectation, he brings Joy thr
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Advent - Matthew 5:11-12
!!! note "Matthew 5:11-12" Context To drop some context that I'm familiar with, this is from a famous section of Jesus' "Sermon on the
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Advent - John 15:10-11
!!! note "John 15:10-11" This is a beautiful couple verses about love that have only made more and more sense to me as I get older and I have become a
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Advent - Luke 2:10-11
!!! note "Luke 2:10-11"
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Advent - Isaiah 51:3
!!! note "Isaiah 51:1-3" Joy in the Father On the heels of yesterday, I'm still struggling with Joy, but here in Isaiah some context aligns Joy w
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Advent - Psalm 105:43
!!! note "Psalm 105:43" Joy is a toughy right now if I'm honest... Today marks the 3rd week of Advent, today we light the Joy candle. But honestl
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Advent - Ephesians 4:3
!!! note "Ephesians 4:1-6" Unity and Peace Once again I say "Praise God" this morning for more words of Scripture that succinctly highlight
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Advent - Ephesians 2:14-16
The reflection in the BP calendar for today was only verses 14-15 but they made no sense to me without some more context !!! note "Ephesians 2:11-22"
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Advent - Colossians 1:19-20
!!! note "Colossians 1:19-20" I feel like there's so much that could be unpacked here... "all his fullness dwell him in" - so besides t
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Advent - John 16:33
!!! note "John 16:33" It's interesting to read a little context around this morning's Advent reflection passage/verse... !!! note "John
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Advent - Zechariah 9:9-10
!!! note "Zechariah 9:9-10" My king is indeed coming, and has already come. He is humble and he is victorious. Jesus can "announce peace" be
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Advent - Isaiah 9:6-7
!!! note "Isaiah 9:6-7" To Peace There Will Be No End What a fantastic promise about what the King will do - to bring unending peace. I wrote about pe
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Advent - Isaiah 26:3
!!! note "Isaiah 26:3" This is reminding me of a blog post I've had in the queue for months [[autism-and-steadfast-faith]] which may never see th
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Advent 2025 - Love
Advent Address Love !!! note "1 John 4:7–10 (CSB)" "not that we loved God, but that he loved us" Can a newborn love? When a baby enters the
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Advent - Romans 8:24-25
!!! note "Romans 8:24-25" Q: What does it look like for you to actively but patiently wait for God right now? "What does it look like" often
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Advent - Romans 8:20-21
!!! note "Romans 8:20-21" I honestly do not spend a lot of time thinking about the specifics of god's fully liberated and healed world... I do ge
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Advent - 1 Peter 1:3
!!! note "1 Peter 1:3" Q: How does Jesus’ resurrection from death shape your hope for both the future and life today? Coming off the heals of a somewh
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Advent - Isaiah 40:31
!!! note "Isaiah 40:31" There is a pretty significant _thing_ going on in my life right now that's causing me to grow a bit weary and faint. Esse
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Advent - Psalm 130:7
!!! note "Psalm 130:7" He-sed Yahweh's `loyal love` is `חֶ֫סֶד` (he-sed)... It comes from Exodus 34 !!! note "Exodus 34:6-7" `abounding
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Advent - Psalm 39:7
!!! note "Psalm 39:7" Every Advent I wish I took it more seriously - each year trying to be slightly more diligent about traditions and raising our da
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Advent - Isaiah 8:17
!!! note "Isaiah 8:17" `I will await him` -> this isn't "waiting" like being patient... The first "wait" is, but the secon
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Advent 2025 Calendar
Sunday [[advent-isaiah-8-17]] Monday [[advent-psalm-39-7]] Tuesday [[advent-psalm-130-7]] Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thu
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Advent 2024 - Peace
Scripture Luke 2:14 (ESV): 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!" Edification There is a word we probably kno
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