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Hope in a Stump?
Preached for the Calvin College LOFT service on January 16, 2006. Used by permission of the Calvin College Chapel.
Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Christmas 1B
Comments, Observations, and Questions The First Sunday after Christmas is something of an odd moment in the church’s year. Many in the church regard it as somewhat anticlimactic following whatever big services, concerts, and other celebrations and programs that probably accompanied the run-up to Christmas Day and then whatever special services got held on Christmas…
Isaiah 9:1-7
Christmas Eve
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Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
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Isaiah 40:1-11
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Today “comfort” conjures up a cloud of images ranging from La-Z-Boy recliners to Royal Caribbean cruises. “Comfort food” is all about the personal satisfaction that can come from mashed potatoes and meatloaf. “Creature comforts” are all about having the nicest stuff even as the words “luxury and comfort” get yoked to describe things like the…
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