Sitting Under the Kudzu Vine

So the LORD God appointed a plant and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head.

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Waiting: An Advent Meditation

There was something more going on than the long wait to be free from Babylon. Israel was waiting for the coming of the Messiah. The Messiah would restore the People of God and God would rule over his people. The promise is the giving of a child.

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JOINING THE REVOLUTION

I read another article on the decline of the pastoral ministry and the hardship that pastors are experiencing.  I am sensitive to such articles, in part, because of what has happened to me while trying to...