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6 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
A great Hymn for Epiphany

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
star of the east, the horizon adorning,
guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining;
low lies his head with the beasts of the stall;
angels adore him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all.
Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion,
odours of Edom, and offerings divine,
gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean,
myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?
Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
vainly with gifts would his favour secure:
richer by far is the heart's adoration,
dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.

Brightest and Best of the sons of the morning...

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David Cassidy Profile picture
6 Jan
Epiphany - "a sudden realization--a flash of recognition in which someone or something is seen in a new light." That's one possible definition, though highly personal and subjective. A Christian Feast then? Yes, but for good reason. First of all...
...its a celebration of God making his salvation known to the whole world, the Magi's visit both partial fulfillment of the promise to Abraham and all the prophets, and a dramatic prophecy of what history will look like at the end: "All nations will come and worship." Secondly...
Epiphany isn't about our capacity to perceive God without his aid, but a confession of his grace opening our eyes to the reality of Christ. The Magi saw and worshipped; Herod saw, and was enraged. What is our response to the vision - the epiphany - of God's saving rule in Christ?
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6 Jan
For people marching in DC in the Name of Christ - give this up. Go home and love your neighbor, serve your city, and build up your brothers and sisters in your church. Your theocratic visions cannot be met by a US President of any party. I'm glad you're praying, but...
...theocracy of the entire cosmos is what Jesus *already* has - he needs no votes or elections being overturned to establish his rule. I fear you've succumbed to a bewitching idol of power, supposing that a particular man will save us. He won't. He can't. But there's more.
Please consider what your public anger, faux displays of spirituality, and in some cases just plain weirdness do to the cause of the Gospel in our world. I am going to be blunt with you. You're harming the Church and the Church's witness. Please stop. You're branding Jesus as GOP
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15 Dec 20
Pastors aren't on the job to save America. We are here to announce its eventual demise & replacement with something that is already here and growing ever more powerful in this world every day - the Kingdom of God. The Church's mission isn't to make America great but Jesus known.
In that regard, while I favor a Capitalism rooted in service, concern for others, & accountable practices, it is, together with Socialism just one more label for a power center that will fall. The flags of men will be folded up before the unfurled banners of Christ the King.
That's what pastors announce. Christian faith is not an exercise for weekend warriors. If anyone expects their pastors to simply affirm them in their marginalizing of ultimate reality, all in the name of the so-called relevant, or worse, in the service of their political agenda,
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15 Dec 20
O Word of God Incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O light of our dark sky;
we praise thee for the radiance
that from the hallowed page,
a lantern to our footsteps
shines on from age to age.
The church from her dear Master
received the gift divine,
and still that light she lifteth
o'er all the earth to shine.
It is the golden casket,
where gems of truth are stored;
it is the heav'n-drawn picture
of Christ, the living Word.
It floateth like a banner
before God's host unfurled;
it shineth like a beacon
above the darkling world.
It is the chart and compass
that o'er life's surging sea,
'mid mists and rocks and quicksands,
still guides, O Christ, to thee.
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14 Dec 20
Good people all, this Christmas time
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done
In sending his beloved son

With Mary holy we should pray
To God with love this Christmas Day
In Bethlehem upon that morn
There was a blessed Messiah born
Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep
Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep
To whom God's angels did appear
Which put the shepherds in great fear

'Prepare and go, ' the angels said
'To Bethlehem, be not afraid
For there you'll find this happy morn
A princely babe, sweet Jesus born
With thankful heart and joyful mind
The shepherds went, this babe to find
And as God's angel had foretold
They did our saviour Christ behold

Within a manger he was laid
And by his side the virgin maid
Attending on the Lord of life
Who came on earth to end all strife
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13 Dec 20
Throughout Advent & Christman @c3franklintn is looking deeply into Galatians 4:4-7 and discovering -
When God acted - at the perfect time
What God did - He sent his Son
How God did this - Born of woman/born under the Law
Why God did this - to redeem us from slavery & adopt us
What God's act means now - we are his adopted family, liberated from the most terrible chains, and made heirs of the greatest treasure. We have the Spirit living within us and bringing us into personal & eternal communion with God. He who was a stranger is now 'Abba'
Here is the text -
"But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons...
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