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December 14, 2021
Our bold “yes” this Advent
Rather than viewing this season as awaiting a return to the past, we can embrace it as an invitation to transformation and action, writes the director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program at Duke Divinity.
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Welcoming 2022 at Watch Night service
The traditions of Watch Night — hymn lining, testifying and praying — are a reminder that life is often a struggle but we draw strength from one another, writes church historian Quinton Dixie.
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Recognizing and strategically leveraging privilege is a discipleship opportunity
Through passages like Acts 6, the Bible makes clear how privilege must be recognized and addressed — and the benefits of doing so, writes an author and leader in racial righteousness and reconciliation.
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Glimmers of Advent hope within exhaustion
In Advent, we are reminded that Jesus came to us, and stays with us, in times of trial.
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