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As the second Sunday in advent approaches, I find the prophets of the season compelling. To my ears, their message sounds pretty consistent: "Change the ways of this world."

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Years ago I cringed when I saw that the Onion sells a t-shirt with the slogan, "I appreciate the Muppets on a much deeper level than you." My friend John and I had just been discussing the Muppets' sly use of metafictional elements.

Darkness does not come from a different place than light; it is not presided over by a different God.

I'm particularly eager for Advent this year. Per­haps it's because recent world events have been so relentlessly grim.

I decided our family's Christmas would be simple and spirit-centered. Green to parenting, I defined spiritual as anything that allowed me a minute to reflect on what, beyond the laundry, mattered.

Our "no" is a human rejection of God's claim on us as our creator, sustainer and lord, a rejection that produces alienation and isolation, even from ourselves.

This week at Theology Pub we discussed Thanksgiving from various angles. I found it an interesting topic because giving thanks—and gratitude in general—is certainly not unique to people of faith.

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Here are some things I read recently but didn't get around to blogging about.

I'm afraid I want the good news of Christmas without the challenge.