Category Archives: Advent

Giving Gifts; Giving; and God in a Manger

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What is the true meaning of Christmas?

A guest answers today’s Ask RC. Please give your attention to the great Dutch theologian, Linus Van Pelt:

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God Bless Us Every One

There is a reason that churches are full on Christmas. It is that time of year that even the heathen crash we believers’ party over the incarnation of Christ. It’s rather like Americans in 1943 celebrating Pearl Harbor. I suspect … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Incarnation and His Grace

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Good Will Toward Men

There is a reason that churches are full on Christmas. It is that time of year that even the heathen crash we believers’ party over the incarnation of Christ. It’s rather like Americans in 1943 celebrating Pearl Harbor. I suspect … Continue reading

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Numbering The Future

Grandchildren are an awful lot like children. They ask questions. They want to know my favorite animal and my favorite food. They have even asked before what my favorite number is. Favorite number? I understand preferring one color to another, … Continue reading

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God With Us

For many years I wrote a monthly column for Tabletalk magazine titled “Coram Deo.” That little Latin phrase meant a great deal to Martin Luther, who in turn means a great deal to me. It means “Before the face of … Continue reading

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Now What?

One cannot miss the irony that the biggest shopping day of the year begins in the wee hours of the day after Thanksgiving. The second biggest shopping day of the year comes with its own irony- it’s the day after … Continue reading

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What I Found Under the Tree

Six years ago, just weeks before Christmas, through my own sin, I lost my reputation, my job, my income, my platform. Five years ago, just days before Christmas I lost the one man who stood by me, who loved me … Continue reading

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Me, My Father and the Immaculate Reception

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