God Came Near: Thanksgiving Between the Advents (1 Cor. 1:3-9) Chris Altrock – 12/3/17
Living Between Advents
My daughter Jordan, and more than 400,000 other people, follow an account on Twitter that claims to belong to a dog. The account gives posts from the perspective of a dog. For example, here is the post from Thanksgiving Day:
It would be fascinating, wouldn’t it, to have access to the thoughts of an actual dog?
One thing we don’t have to guess at when it comes to what a dog is thinking is the thinking of our dog Dasher when we when arrive home. It seems like our coming home, our arrival, is the highpoint of Dasher’s life. Whether it’s our son Jacob coming home in the afternoon from school, or Kendra or me coming home in the evening from work, Dasher turns circles, does little dances, licks our hands, and acts like he hasn’t seen us forever. He lives for our arrival. We know exactly what he’s thinking: “I’m so glad you’re here! I’m so glad you’ve arrived!”
This is the perspective Paul gives to our lives in our text:Read More »God Came Near: Thanksgiving Between the Advents (1 Cor. 1:3-9) Chris Altrock – 12/3/17