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I’ll be transparent: I didn’t always take Advent seriously. For most of my life, it seemed more like a tradition than a need—something liturgical Christians did, or a decorative way to count down to Christmas. But recently, I’ve begun to slow down and listen. I’ve started to ask what this season is really about. And
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Our brother Rainer Bantau — The Devotional Guy — organized a beautiful collaboration for #ADVENT2025. I’m especially thankful to Barb Hegreberg — My Life in our Father’s World — for how she introduced the first post from Cindi West — God Still Speaks. Her presentation was so well done I had to borrow (steal?) it
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“One who often rebuked and yet remains obstinateWill suddenly be broken beyond remedy.When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,But when a wicked person rules, people groan.” “A person who loves wisdom makes his father glad,But one who involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.A king gives stability to the land by justice,But a person who
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“The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,But the righteous are bold as a lion.Because of the wrongdoing of a land, its princes are many,But by a person of understanding and knowledge,So it endures.” “A poor man who oppresses the helplessIs like a driving rain which leaves no food.Those who abandon the Law praise the
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“Do not boast about tomorrow,For you do not know what a day may bring.Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;A stranger, and not your own lips.” “A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood,But who
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“Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,So honor is not fitting for a fool.Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,So a curse without cause does not come to rest.” “A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,And a rod for the back of fools.Do not
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“These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,And the glory of kings to search out a matter.” “As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,So the hearts of kings are unsearchable.Remove the dross from the silver,And a
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TIME FOR PROVIDENCE 