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Prayer for God’s Help Dear God, thank you for this season of Advent that helps us to prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas.  As we read the Bible and light a candle, may excitement for Christ’s coming burn in our hearts.  Amen. Scripture Readings Psalm 89:1-4, 19-37, 46-52 This psalm celebrates God’s covenant…

The University of Agder in Norway is announcing they will have two $52,000 stipends for PhD studies in theology.  The professor there I know is LeRon Shults, a world-class theologian, and this link will direct you to his blog/website for more information. You can see his many books there to see the sorts of topics…

Do Something Now from Children’s HopeChest on Vimeo. I hope you can join us in helping kids in Swaziland. We want to focus the Jesus Creed blog’s concern on a CarePoint called Mabanteneni. We are committing funds to HopeChest, an organization designed by Tom Davis (pictured), and they will process our gifts and provide funds…

I read in the NYTimes this morning that the younger generation, 20s and 30s, is now wearing more formal clothing to work and their dress contrasts ever more sharply with the 40s and 50s. Are you seeing this? Do you see a change in dress codes? Do you have any views on dress codes at…

Merry Christmas from Chicago!   Best story I read this week. “Hi, I’m sorry to bother you,” she wrote to Chris, “but if you are the Chris Astle I was looking for then I just want to thank you. You and Ms. Yanich found me on someone’s doorstep when I was an infant. I don’t really…

RJS, who got the right book (if not the only motive). I needed a new copy of Dickens, and I needed one with a bigger font — my old Oxford edition had too small of a font. So I got this beautiful edition produced by A.A. Knopf.  

“We three kings of orient are” is another Christmas song that combines a rich legend (like names: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar) about the magi and some nice theology. Here it is.   We three kings of Orient areBearing gifts we traverse afarField and fountain, moor and mountainFollowing yonder star O Star of wonder, star of…

Sarah Pulliam Bailey, at CT, published yesterday both a report and an interview, and I’ve clipped a bit. The report focuses on Ugandan Christians who want the Western countries and Christians to stay out of Ugandan legal decisions… thoughts? Do you agree with these Ugandan suggestions that interference is colonialist? How do you think Western…
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