honest advent, vulnerability + unease

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""Have yourself a merry little Christmas," goes the song, evoking the "olden days, happy golden days of yore." Advent is exactly the opposite of all this... Advent refuses to dwell in a past that never was. Advent is about the future. It isn't a season of remembering something that happened a long time ago, it is a season of preparation for the great coming day of the kingdom of God." (F.Rutledge, 338)  Beginning this Sunday (Advent 1), we explore moving in and out of nostalgia and familiarity and tending to God's presence in our lives. As part of our Advent journey, we will be using Scott Erickson's book, Honest Advent, in which he tells us, "This [Advent season]...is an exploration of finding the God-with-us coming into our midst now....the Birthday Boy hiding out in the mechanics of this life—the one you're presently living."  NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2020-11-29_notesdiscussion.pdf  QUESTIONS: email [email protected]  TEXT: 604-426-1230  GIVE: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect

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""Have yourself a merry little Christmas," goes the song, evoking the "olden days, happy golden days of yore." Advent is exactly the opposite of all this... Advent refuses to dwell in a past that never was. Advent is about the future. It isn't a season of remembering something that happened a long time ago, it is a season of preparation for the great coming day of the kingdom of God." (F.Rutledge, 338) Beginning this Sunday (Advent 1), we explore moving in and out of nostalgia and familiarity and tending to God's presence in our lives. As part of our Advent journey, we will be using Scott Erickson's book, Honest Advent, in which he tells us, "This [Advent season]...is an exploration of finding the God-with-us coming into our midst now....the Birthday Boy hiding out in the mechanics of this life—the one you're presently living." NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2020-11-29_notesdiscussion.pdf QUESTIONS: email [email protected] TEXT: 604-426-1230 GIVE: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect

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