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Tag: messiah

Invoking The Power From Within During the Season of Advent

Invoking The Power From Within During the Season of Advent

Posted on January 5, 2015January 4, 2015 by David Joslin
Patience is not a quality that I demonstrate very well, but I can respect the holy merit of patient waiting. Advent is the season where Christians wait, long, and prepare for the birth of their Messi... Read More
The Peace and Violence of Christmas

The Peace and Violence of Christmas

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by Mark Randall James
At church this Christmas Eve, we read one of my favorite passages. Isaiah 11:1-10 begins by prophesying the coming of the Messiah, the Rod of Jesse, and it ends with that unsurpassable vision o... Read More
Born on the 9th of Av: Misery and Messianism

Born on the 9th of Av: Misery and Messianism

Posted on August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 by Adam Zagoria-Moffet
From Monday night until Tuesday night, Jews around the world will observe a day which is, incontrovertibly, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. We will fast for the 25 hours from sunset to sunset,... Read More

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