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Advent 8

There is a vineyard in Italy where the vines grow on a slope which faces all kinds of bad weather, the soil is rocky and the conditions don’t look good for producing anything approaching fine wine. As we wandered around … Continue reading

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Advent 7

Just about the prettiest version of this song.

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Advent 6

Some questions: What do we need advent for? Why do I need a month of remembering, reflecting, hoping and longing? Why do we stop and look at the view at this time of year? Why do we open calendars and … Continue reading

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Advent 5: Looking at the view

I’ve been looking back at old blog posts, always an entertaining read for seeing what I was up to this time of year for the last 6 years or so. I started to get bored by the similarities. Each year … Continue reading

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Advent 3

1-2 “Comfort, oh comfort my people,” says your God. “Speak softly and tenderly to Jerusalem, but also make it very clear That she has served her sentence, that her sin is taken care of—forgiven! She’s been punished enough and more than … Continue reading

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