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julia marshall
Dec 14, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 16: In Your Midst
Just recently the Church celebrated its liturgy using the texts from the book of Zephaniah, which makes wonderful sense in light of its...
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julia marshall
Dec 13, 20151 min read
Wake Up Joseph
In the Gospel of Matthew there is a scene that brings much hope to the situation we all find ourselves in. Joseph has, in light of the...
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julia marshall
Dec 12, 20151 min read
Christmas Without Angels?
Nothing is more drab than trying to interpret away the great angelic scenes from our holy Scriptures. Especially here in the beginning of...
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julia marshall
Dec 8, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 10: Why a Manger?
My two year old daughter Sophia was placing her little baby doll in her crib. It was her nap time you see. And of course it all had to be...
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julia marshall
Dec 7, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 9: An Announcement
Could you imagine the thoughts of the young Mary, as the angel Gabriel let her know God’s plan to become incarnate in her? Could you...
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julia marshall
Dec 6, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 8: Here Come the Shepherds
We are so conditioned as Christians to hear the word Shepherd and think of the Good Shepherd, one who has laid down his life for his...
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julia marshall
Dec 5, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 7: A Terrible Tale
How difficult it is to remind the world of the dark side of Christmas, the backdrop of death and violence, that set the stage for the...
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julia marshall
Dec 4, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 6: Surround Yourself with Family
We have always known instinctively that there is safety in numbers, but when a family gathers around Christmas it is for much more than...
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julia marshall
Dec 3, 20152 min read
Come to Christ Day 5: That Drummer Boy
If you have never heard the endearing story of the drummer boy, then I daresay you are missing out. In short… …it is the story of a boy...
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julia marshall
Dec 2, 20152 min read
Come to Christ Day 4: Hanging on a Tree
Around this time there always seems to be an upward surge of effort and energy around the globe to find the historical roots of some of...
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julia marshall
Dec 1, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 3: A Virgin Shall Conceive
I think one of the most disheartening truths about the Christians of our time, is that we have… …(by and large)… …ceased to believe in...
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julia marshall
Nov 30, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 2: He is Coming
In the Book of Malachi we come across a very unsettling text, even for the ancient Jew. Because there in chapter 3 we read: “Behold, the...
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julia marshall
Nov 29, 20152 min read
Come to Christ Day 1 – Find Your Star
It has been said by many in recent days that we are indeed entering a dark time. Whole peoples are on the move and a sense of unease is...
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julia marshall
Nov 24, 20152 min read
Imperfect Tools in the Hands of a Perfect God
If the liturgy is going to evangelize then it must be on its own terms. If it is going to point the people of God upward then it must be...
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julia marshall
Nov 23, 20151 min read
Free Advent Video Series
As you may have heard… …or maybe you haven’t. In just a few days we will be sending out our daily… …FREE… …Advent Video Series. JUST...
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julia marshall
Nov 19, 20152 min read
He Died…Holding Some Cheese
I was on my way home from a very successful evangelization effort on the west side of Toronto. Old spiritual wounds were healed… …people...
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julia marshall
Nov 13, 20153 min read
What is Prudence?
If any virtue has been given a bad name it is the virtue of prudence. One need only call someone a prude and observe the reaction to...
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julia marshall
Nov 11, 20151 min read
Patrick, Rebuild My Shed
I have no doubt that I have been called to help evangelize this culture. But as I stand here looking at one of my very old, broken down...
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julia marshall
Nov 9, 20151 min read
Do Mondays Always Have to Hurt?
I was up several times throughout the night. The children calling “Daddy” from different bedrooms will do that. But when the day begins...
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julia marshall
Nov 4, 20151 min read
I Want to Get Up
It is a daily occurrence… …or at least it feels that way. A little one crawls into our bed at some unknown hour… …snuggles up close and...
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