Monthly Archives: December 2007

Seven Days to Spare!

My lecture notes for Introduction to the Old Testament are (more or less) complete and ready to be printed out. This is my first stint teaching OT intro, so I’ve been spending the past several months getting my notes in … Continue reading

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O Immanuel

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, … Continue reading

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O King of the Nations

For thus says the LORD of hosts: Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; and I will shake the nations, so that the treasure of all … Continue reading

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Christmas Reruns

I’ll be spending time with family over the next week or so. Other than brief reflections on the last two “O Antiphons,” I don’t plan to do any serious blogging. In the interim, here are links to a series I … Continue reading

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Christian Reconciliation Carnival #10

The last CRC of the year is posted at Hyperekperissou. As usual, there’s lots of good reading to be found … and a link to one of my posts. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the … Continue reading

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O Radiant Dawn

By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. … Continue reading

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Some Holiday Cheer

Straight No Chaser does The Twelve Days of Christmas. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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O Key of David

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens: … Continue reading

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O Root of Jesse

A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, … Continue reading

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The Root of the Problem

Go check out Weekend Fisher’s excellent post on “Debugging Christian History.” It is an excellent summary of at least part of why the early church is such a fascination for me and why I think many Protestants, especially in the … Continue reading

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