Reflections

Our Salvation is Near (Rom. 13:11-12)

We remember—or experience afresh through the eyes of our children or grandchildren— thatpassionate longing for Christmas morning. I like to think of this longing as a little shadowthat should point us to a greater anticipation. In today’s Epistle reading the Apostle Paul callsus a state of tip-toe reaching, breath-holding, hope-laden expectation: “the hour has alreadycome

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Christ the King

We live in a world where the old adage holds painfully true: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” No matter what continent you live on, or what ethnic or political group you belong to, it is devastatingly common for rulers to bully, bribe, and brag their way into positions of authority. Because of this,

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