What if instead of a season of waiting, Advent became a season of resistance? A season of “no” to all that harms and destroys and a “yes’ to what gives life: hope, peace, joy and love/
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The Politics of Advent: Shepherds and Angels
Shepherds and angels are part of every nativity scene and play. It’s a familiar part of Luke’s nativity story. Because it’s so well known, we may not recognize it as the startling text that is it. Remember that the nativity stories function as prelude and parable. They set out major ideas and themes. So we […]
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