“Love Waits for Us”
Advent, Luke David Shirey Advent, Luke David Shirey

“Love Waits for Us”

I thought to myself, “What kind of sign is that?” The angels’ announcement is of the birth of a Savior who is Christ the Lord. And what is the sign that accompanies an event of such earth-shaking, world-changing, life-transforming magnitude? (Drum roll, please) … a baby in a layette in a feed trough. I ask you: is that kind of sign proportional to that kind of announcement?

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The Deepest Hunger of the Heart
Luke David Shirey Luke David Shirey

The Deepest Hunger of the Heart

"You are my beloved." Is there any belief more central to the Christian faith than the belief that God loves each and every one of us unconditionally-- that we are each beloved in God's eyes? Someone said, “If God has a refrigerator, your picture is on it.” Or, as Augustine put it, "God loves each one of us as if there was only one of us to love."

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