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Tag Archives: Advent
A devotional written on the 8th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings …
Monday, December 14th [Reference: Habakkuk 3:17-18] December 14 is a date etched in my brain and occupies permanent space in my heart. It was on Friday, December 14, 2012 that a lone gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School just as … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, gun violence, Sandy Hook shootings, school shootings
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All I Really Want is …. Joy
[excerpts from a sermon preached at Disciples Christian Church on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the 2nd anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings and the Third Sunday in Advent when we traditionally light the Joy candle. The text is from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Advent, Black Lives Matter, Child Access Prevention, Ending gun violence, God Before Guns, Gun safety, Jordan Davis, Moms Demand Action, National Gun Violence Prevcention Sabbath, Sandy Hook shootings, Social justice, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin
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All I Really Want is ….Hope
The question is not why should we care? It’s about how much. We are the people who lit a candle of hope just a few minutes ago. Is that hope burning brightly enough in us to share with those for whom the flame has flickered and died? Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Advent, Christmas, Ending gun violence, Ferguson, God Before Guns, grief, hope, Michael Brown, Social justice, Tamir Rice
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