Superbly written and evocative Advent themed reflection on a theme from Zephaniah by author Marilyn Robinson. Read the whole thing here, but this is the concluding half. The prophets tell us that we are contained in an ethical cosmos. Choices have consequences. These are not, in the overwhelming majority of cases, choices we make as …

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Having celebrated the Lord’s Supper at worship today, what better way to close worship (and acknowledge Jesus’ first and second comings) than singing Christ Is Coming! Let Creation… John Ross Macduff’s lyrics, coupled with Joachim Neander’s classic tune, Neander (naturally) couples well with the themes of Communion itself, which bids Christians look back to the …

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O Come, O Come Emmanuel is one of my favourite hymns at any time, let alone Christmas. (As anyone who has ever been around to listen when I’ve sung it well knows.) There’s about fourteen or fifteen versions of this in my iTunes library. Sadly it doesn’t get included in corporate worship very much because …

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