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‘Time to Go!’: a sermon on Mary’s song, Joseph’s census, & ‘Children, Go’

On By Dave BuerstettaIn Christianity, Faith, Justice, Sermon1 Comment

If that title suggests to you that this sermon might be trying to do too much...well, I probably can't argue with you. It's probably not my best. Still, though, I thought the conclusion was actually pretty good. Poignant, even. I'm not sure my congregation agreed. Maybe it was too on the nose? (If so, just …

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Celebrating Sabbath

On By Dave BuerstettaIn ChristianityLeave a comment

Today is the final day of Advent, the time of waiting for the birth of Jesus. For Christians, Jesus is the Christ, aka the Messiah, aka the Anointed One, aka the Liberating King. What sort of king will he be? The words of Psalm 72, though ancient and not written about Jesus, give us insight …

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