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December 2022
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Hi Subscriber,
This monthly newsletter comes to you as we approach the second week of Advent. I pray that, during this season of waiting, you are able to find ways to step off the treadmill of consumerism and the sensationalism of the news media. I hope that you are able to detach from all that and find a place of quiet hope, peace, joy and love this season.
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I also hope that you are able to celebrate the birth of Jesus in a meaningful way. Light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. I invite you to join me this year as we journey through the Gospel of Matthew. It begins this month with Matthew's version of Christmas. Keep reading...
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Taking this journey together,
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Stay tuned for my next video on Matthew called "Christmas in Matthew." I hope to post it to the YouTube Channel by the end of next week. CLICK HERE to read Matthew's Christmas story. For now, enjoy the most recent video where I offer an introduction to Matthew's Gospel.
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An Introduction to Matthew
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This video offers an introduction to the Gospel of Matthew. You will see how Matthew fits into the larger collection of books in the Christian Scripture, where the events of Matthew took place in the world, and how the Gospel of Matthew is organized around the Five Discourses of Jesus.
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Give the Portraits of Jesus as a Christmas Gift This Year
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Explore the stories of Jesus as a graphic novel. Each Gospel--Matthew, Mark, Luke and John--is fully illustrated and available to read online, in print, and downloadable as PowerPoint and Image presentations.
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Longing for Peace | Visual Resources for Advent 2 and Both Lectionaries
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This post offers visual resources for the week of December 4, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the second Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of peace. John the Baptist calls the people of Israel into the wilderness to repent, be baptized, and to prepare themselves for the coming Kingdom of God (RCL), and Esther withstands the oppressive practices of her captor king and saves her people from genocide (NL).
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Watching in Hope | Visual Resources for Advent 1 and Both Lectionaries
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This post offers visual resources for the week of November 27, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the first Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of hope. Jesus warns his disciples of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and tells them to watch and be ready (RCL) and the prophet Habakkuk warns Jerusalem of the coming destruction from the Babylonian Empire (NL).
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Light a Virtual Advent Wreath with Candles
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Light a Virtual Advent Wreath with Candles
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An Invitation to Connect with A Cartoonist's Guide to the Bible
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The Cartoonist's Bible Network is a place to connect with and support the work of A Cartoonist's Guide to the Bible. Learn how to join.
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