For a child has been born for us,
   a son given to us;authority rests upon his shoulders;
   and he is namedWonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
   Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually,
   and there shall be endless peacefor the throne of David and his kingdom.
   He will establish and uphold itwith justice and with righteousness
   from this time onwards [...]

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An Advent Prayer

Lord Jesus,
Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas.
We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day.
We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us.
We who are blessed in so many ways long for [...]

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Addressing Needs: Being the Compassionate Church

by Daniel S. Trout
Particularly since the beginning of the last century, the matter of attending to human neediness within the larger culture has caused considerable befuddlement and division within the American Church. Two basic approaches emerged: the first, following the so-called “social gospel” of Walter Rauschenbusch went so far as to define the Church’s [...]

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