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The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr.
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Making Straight the Way

Mark 1:1-8

2nd Sunday in Advent - Year B

December 04, 2011

The Rev. Dr. Russell Levenson, Jr. (TEC)

Many years ago, when my sister was a youngster, my grandmother came to tuck her into bed one night.  Before bed, it was the custom of my grandmother, to invite all nearby children to their knees for an extended and exhaustive time of prayer.  And so, on this particular night, my grandmother, asked sister to pray with her, but my sis said, "You go first."

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The Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens
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Uncluttering

Luke 3:1-6

Advent 2 - Year C

December 06, 2009

The Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens (UMC)

Christmas is a time for cluttering.  For most of us, our calendars are already filled, and yet we find more things pushing themselves upon us.  Be honest, most us know that our lives, our homes, our schedules, our world is already over stuffed and here we bring out more stuff.  When we begin to decorate, boxes are pulled out from the attic, the basement, a closet or maybe from all these places.   As we begin to unpack the decorations, they bring out with them so many memories.  But in order to find a place to put them, we have to rearrange some of the things that are already out in our homes during the year.  Most of our homes already have things filling the shelves, the tabletops, and the cabinets, and here comes more.

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