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Melissa
Dec 24, 2023
I stumbled on this devotional series late in the 2023 advent season but will be back at the start next year. Rich, gentle, thoughtful, encouraging and hopeful.
Phillips Theological Seminary is once again providing this Advent Devotional for you and congregations. We continue to be blessed by the response to the booklet and the way that it is used. Many have shared that you use the booklet to assist with sermon preparation, in church small groups and Sunday school classes, as a daily congregation-wide devotion, and for personal and family devotion time. We have asked four writers to write on the theme for each week of Advent. We are so grateful for staff, scholars, and alumni that are willing to contribute to this devotional.
The writers are:
Week One, HOPE: the Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe Jr., President and Mouzon Biggs, Jr. Professor of Methodist Studies
Week Two, PEACE: the Rev. Mike Miller, Alum, Senior Minister at Marion Christian Church (Marion, Illinois)
Week Three, JOY: the Rev. Jenny Wynn, Director of Advancement
Week Four, LOVE: the Rev. Dr. Allie Utley, Assistant Professor of Liturgy and Practical Theology.
Our readers for this podcast are Ashely Gibson, Executive Assistant to the President and Board, and Matt Dean, Online Social Media Specialist. This year's cover graphic, The Path to Christmas, ws created by fourth grader Eden Berman.
We are grateful that you choose to join us in reflection and thoughtfulness by reading the Advent Devotional.
In Gratitude,
Assistant Vice President of Advancement
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| Episode | Date |
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The Peace of Advent
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Advent Rest
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Peace and Hope
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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The Call of Peace
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Peace in the Preparations
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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When Mountains Crumble in Advent
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Peace in the Valley
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Hope is about Trust
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Hope is for Everyone
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Hope is about Good News
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Hope is about Evidence
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Hope is about Keeping Promises
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Hope is a New Reality
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Hope is Predicated on Truth
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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2025 Introduction
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Preaching and Praise
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Giving Birth in a World Out of Joint
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Mary: From Puzzlement to Praise
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Jesus’ Conception and Birth
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Joy in Surviving
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Rejoice Together—Weep Together
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Dancing with Joy
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Joy Is…
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Pause in Joy
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Joy for All
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Spiritual & Social Transformation
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Divine Peace for All
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Faithful Response
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Unprecedented Peace
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Steadfast Love
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Shalom: Peace with Justice
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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God’s Desire: Wholeness
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Pause in Joy
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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God’s Shalom: Here & Now
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Hope and Resistance
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Hope in Tears
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Hope in a Peace-full Future
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Hope in Things Unseen
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Hope in Divine Action
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Hope in the Lions’ Den
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Hope Amid Injustice
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Past, Present, Future
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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The Details of Right and Rites
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Golden Repair
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Reflecting Jesus
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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A Book of Remembrance
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Finding Joy in Divine Presence
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Peace and Troublemaking
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Joy
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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New Expectations
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Peace
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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On Being Human
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Do Not Be Afraid
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Faith, Not Fear
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Radical Peace
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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A Bridge of Restoration
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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A Word of Hope
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Beacons of Light
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Hope from Dawn and Rain
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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One of the Little Clans
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Imaginations of Others
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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A World of Divine Imagining
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Embrace and Extent
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Tis the Season to...
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Love
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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God is at Work
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Facing the Vortex
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Grandparent Stories
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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The World Upside Down
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Staying Open to Closed Doors
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Dreaming During Advent
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Embracing the Both/And
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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What is my House?
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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No Bartering Required
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Joyful Action
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Time for Wavering
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Seeking What is Holy
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Joy and Grief
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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A New Kind of Music
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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A Second Coming
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Peace
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Spirit into Action
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Peace and Power = Bold Peace!
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Steadfast Love
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Envision the Impossible
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Hope
|
Dec 03, 2022 |
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Legacy of Love
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Hope
|
Dec 01, 2022 |
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Love Wins
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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The Hope of Repeated Promises
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Restoration
|
Nov 28, 2022 |
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A Familiar Place
|
Nov 27, 2022 |
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Christmas Day: Life
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Dec 25, 2021 |
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Good News for the Working Class
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Mary’s Song in Troubled Times
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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An Inclusive Faith
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Life in the Darkness
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Praise the LORD
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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A Song of Love and Justice
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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A Roller-Coaster Season
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Remembering and Perservering!
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Embodying the Covenant
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Sacred Autonomy
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Where Faith Leads
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Korah's Rebellion
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Extended Warranty
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Second Kind of Faith
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Cheerful Giving and Receiving
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Faith Leads Us to Peace
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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A Hope Filled Longing for Joy
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Someday at Christmas
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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A Word of Comfort
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Work in Progress
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Too Big to Fail, Too Small to Matter?
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Meeting People Where We/They Are
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Light is Coming
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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This Too Shall Pass?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Our Responsibility
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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A Patient God
|
Nov 29, 2021 |
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Hope
|
Nov 28, 2021 |
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Peace: A Way of Life
|
Dec 24, 2020 |
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A Triumphant Love
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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America’s Wanting Love: Mercy as Covenant
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Pour Out Your Heart
|
Dec 21, 2020 |
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God of Love
|
Dec 20, 2020 |
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Unbridled Joy
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Dance with Joy
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Faithful to all Generations
|
Dec 17, 2020 |
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Accessibility of Joy
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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One Big Family Tree
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Joy in Trust and Security
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Joy to the COVID World
|
Dec 13, 2020 |
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Peace, be Still
|
Dec 12, 2020 |
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Thanksgiving in a Time of Chaos
|
Dec 11, 2020 |
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I am Not Standing Still, I am Lying Wait
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Surprise!
|
Dec 09, 2020 |
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Wait to Wait
|
Dec 08, 2020 |
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Seek Peace
|
Dec 07, 2020 |
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Embrace the Wilderness
|
Dec 06, 2020 |
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More Questions Than Answers
|
Dec 05, 2020 |
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Hope is Doing
|
Dec 04, 2020 |
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Restoring Right Relations with All My Relatives
|
Dec 03, 2020 |
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Be Present
|
Dec 02, 2020 |
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Now to Then
|
Dec 01, 2020 |
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Hope in Joy and Peace
|
Nov 30, 2020 |
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A Bounty
|
Nov 29, 2020 |
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Introduction to the devotionals.
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Phillips Seminary's New Advent Devotional
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Oct 23, 2020 |