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Advent 2021

Christmas Eve

On the last possible day before Christmas, throngs will join that mad dash to check off those last-minute items: from Christmas gifts, to travel and/or hosting coordination, to meal and party arrangements, not to mention the rehearsals wit

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3rd Mid-Week Advent Devotional

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Reflection English Translation Reflection HIDUP SEORANG IMIGRAN Sebuah Refleksi dari Yesaya 11:1-9 11:1 Suatu tunas akan keluar dari tunggul Isai, dan taruk yang akan tumbuh dari pangkalnya akan berbuah. 11:2  Roh TUHAN akan ada padanya, roh hikmat dan pengertian, roh nasihat dan keperkasaan, roh pengenalan dan takut akan TUHAN; 11:3

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New Years

7 mins read

The Word of God encourages us to keep a positive attitude in our lives knowing that there is a time for everything on earth. Difficult times don't last forever. They are followed by good times of happiness that God gives us after a difficult period.

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1st Sunday of Advent

7 mins read

It is time again to begin the Christian journey through our liturgical calendar.  It is our time of Advent and preparation for Christmas.  This time, like last year, Advent is a very different experience.  It will be a journey full of uncertainty

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2nd Sunday of Advent

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n October of 2019, a small group of mostly-white, affluent Presbyterians from Calvary Presbyterian Church flew from San Francisco to San Diego to join the 63,000 per day who walk across the U.S.-Mexico border. The mere act of crossing the bord

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1st Sunday After Christmas

11 mins read

One of my earliest memories is of traveling to the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where my father received a Diversity Visa. I vividly remember the Consular Officer congratulating him warmly, welcoming my family and handing over the manila enve

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4th Sunday of Advent

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od was coming as a body, the child of refugees, hidden, humble, and hungry. Escaping from senseless killing and violence, the refugee couple, Mary and Joseph, fled with nothing but their bodies to bring a new life to the world. On this 4th Sunday of Advent

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Christmas Eve

14 mins read

On the last possible day before Christmas, throngs will join that mad dash to check off those last-minute items: from Christmas gifts, to travel and/or hosting coordination, to meal and party arrangements, not to mention the rehearsals wit

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Epiphany

9 mins read

Today is the day we traditionally celebrate the Epiphany – commemorating when the wise men visited and confirmed the birth of Jesus. A sense of both clamor and blessing for generations marked this extraordinary occurrence and still is palpable today

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2nd Sunday After Christmas

7 mins read

Spanish English Spanish Efesios 1:3-14 El apóstol Pablo escribió esta carta a los Efesio desde una cárcel inspirado en el Espíritu Santo. Recuerdo cuando estaba en un centro de detención de migración hace 5 años atrás. A pesar de estar en un lugar lejos de mi familia sin libertad y

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3rd Sunday of Advent

10 mins read

African, Black, Woman, Mother, Entrepreneur, Traveler, Singer, Dancer, Writer, Dreamer, today I put on my griot hat to tell you in echo to Zephaniah 3:14-20, how much I praise the Lord, for His Love is Infinite, His Mercy never-ending, His Grace inexhaustible!

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