In 1850, Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, wrote a story called “Christmas” wherein the main character gripes, “Christmas is coming in a fortnight, and I have got to think up presents for everybody! Dear me, it’s so tedious and wasteful!” To which, her Aunt responds, “…when I was a girl presents did…
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Back by popular demand (okay, Teer’s Mom asked us to do it again), the Crackers and Grape Juice Advent Devotional Series for 2019 will take the writing and preaching of Stanley Hauerwas as our inspiration. Jason, Teer, Taylor, Johanna, and anyone else we’ve managed to wrangle will help you anticipate the coming again of the…
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Be baptized, repent and believe! You might hear this words preached or even be the one preaching on them tomorrow. You might even be reading this while writing your sermon, making the final preparations for worship on the second Sunday of Advent. Repentance is part of the preparations for Advent. I write about the topic…
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