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Weekly Advent devotions from FIC
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” Each devotion includes a stanza of the hymn sung by Laudate Dominum—Lutheran Voices of Wisconsin. Week one begins below.
Christmas is coming! For many people, this brings excitement and anticipation. They cannot wait to celebrate and spend time with family. Yet, hearing that Christmas is coming fills others with anxiety and even sadness. They worry about whether the family will get along. There may be an empty chair at the dinner table, leaving them to wonder what Christmas will be like without that dear family member who has gone ahead to heaven. Some people hear Christmas is coming and feel all alone, with little reason to celebrate.
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Emmanuel is coming! No matter where we find ourselves in life, this truth brings excitement and anticipation. Emmanuel is coming, and that means our lonely exile is over.
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“New York City is a global, vibrant, ever-changing city,” notes Timothy Bourman, pastor at Sure Foundation, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. The same words could be used to describe Sure Foundation. “I regularly describe our ministry as a holy mess,” says Bourman. . . .
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Why is sharing my faith so hard? Do you have tips for witnessing about Jesus? Why is it so easy to talk about the weather or sports, but so difficult to talk about our Jesus?
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Some might say it’s because we don’t . . .
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Have you ever faced a situation that made you feel alone, discouraged, or overwhelmed? In the new book Your Word for Mine: Real Crises—Real Rescue, author and editor Jane Schlenvogt-Dew has gathered 12 hard-hitting, first-person accounts by people who have . . .
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