Sher Gerber
Tending Sacred Spaces
Tag: Advent
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A Shoot from the Stump: The Good News of Christmas
We often talk about the gospel message– the teachings of Jesus and the salvation that is made known through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus– as Good News. Those words are familiar as they are announced by the angel to the shepherds in Luke’s accounting of Jesus’ birth: “I am bringing good news of…
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Preparing for Christmas…
“Often when we are in a period of discernment our hearts become noisy with choices and possibilities. We try to think our way through things to an outcome. We create lists of pros and cons. These can sometimes be helpful but they encourage us to whittle our life choices down to tangibles, when ofen what…