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A New Year’s reflection: One week, one sharp knife and two dead birds later

By Peter Watts | God in the face of Jesus, Jesus | 0 comment | 31 December, 2019 | 1

After the Holiday season is over, most of us return to the normal everyday routines of life. Getting back to life as usual can be reinvigorating but it can also sometimes feel a bit ordinary and plain. Even empty. But we push through it, hoping to find some kind of inspiration for the coming year.Read more

Advent Reflection: The feeding-trough and the power monger

By Peter Watts | Jesus, Power & authority | 0 comment | 21 December, 2019 | 3

On the night of Jesus’s birth, there was no room in the… Sometimes I wonder if I’ve heard this story so many times that I’m missing the beauty of it this time of year. Christian churches over the last hundred years have created serene sets with nicely behaved animals and card companies put Hallmarkesque imagesRead more

Advent Reflection: The older cousin and the scandalous woman

By Peter Watts | Jesus | 0 comment | 16 December, 2019 | 2

Shame is a horrible feeling. Especially when you’re alone in it. That’s why when we hear someone else’s story of shame and how they worked through it, we can often identify with them. And that’s comforting because we realize we are not alone. There are many reasons people feel shame. But it is especially difficultRead more

Advent reflection: Family trees and strange promises

By Peter Watts | Evangelicalism | 0 comment | 6 December, 2019 | 2

The following is an Advent reflection for the Christmas season. Advent and Lent have been part of the Christmas and Easter seasons for much of church history. For more on Advent, click here. Family trees A few years ago, my sister researched our family tree on my mom’s side of the family and put togetherRead more

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