Offering all the usual sorts of caveats about first order issues, Daniel Darling writes about those situations where people don’t like something (of secondary importance) about the church to which they belong: This is what I tell people who tell me there is something about our church they don’t like or about their church they …

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At Desiring God, Tony Reinke posts about the fact that Advent is slow – on purpose: Who has time to celebrate Advent? That’s my initial thought each year. But that’s the point. Advent takes time. It cannot be microwaved, it cannot be compressed into 24 hours, and it cannot be sped up to the bustling …

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The themes of Advent are expectancy and patience. Part of the tiredness which so many people feel is due to the frustration of waiting in an age conditioned to expect instant gratification. Waiting seems hard work, but it’s actually an important discipline which is essential to developing contentment. Today’s song is Comfort, Comfort Ye My …

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