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Advent Poem: Triumph

Triumph     There is an aching in our weary souls A longing deeper than the world can fill The earth itself is groaning as it rolls Through season after season.  Oh, when will The ache of such desires be satisfied?   Just wait. For in the twinkling of...

Spurgeon: Christmas Hater

One of my heroes of the faith is a guy named Charles Spurgeon.  I love reading his sermons and his book Lectures to my Students is a must read for anyone contemplating calling to ministry.  So, when I read the following quote, I was taken aback… THIS is the...

Advent, Week Three

Prepared for Advent reading on Week three at Exodus Church   Suffering So blind with pride the world refused to see The savior God appointed for our race. Instead of pomp, He came a friend of grief, Despised, as one from whom men hide their face. We crowned and...

It’s Christmas. And, we’re all in misery.

One of my favorite movies of the season is Christmas Vacation (judge if you must).  Though I can quote the whole thing, it still ends up on our holiday playlist of movies along with the other ones we have watched too many times. One of my favorite lines is when Helen,...

Justice Advent Poem

Written for Exodus Church Gathered worship on December 9 2012.   Justice When justice seems displaced by evil men And cries against oppressors seem unheard Remember Jesus Christ will come again He will not rest til justice is secured. The meek will marvel at the...

Advent, Week One

Written by Alex Kneen  for week one of Advent At Exodus Church. Light Since Adam fell the world has stumbled blind With death’s dark shadow chasing at its heel And desperate men grasp fleeting hopes to find Such hopes, like dreams, are brutally unreal.   But...