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A Plain Answer: Thanksgiving Recently and Advent Begins Tomorrow - Pastor John Vance
This past Thursday was Thanksgiving. It seems that the season comes and goes quickly. Today we have another one of our fireside chats with a board member and pastor who is very dear to us. We reflect on some of the joys of Thanksgiving. There is a uniqueness to our nation. The Christian faith played a profound role in our nation's founding. You read the Mayflower compact (reviewed last week), and the Christian intents of our "founders" become very clear. Our guest reflects on education history and how it was taught years ago. Back then, say, in the 1950's we were not faced with the woke/DEI nonsense that we have today - it was much better, actually. We talk about keeping warm in the cold weather. Some folks still use a woodstove. Going back to Thanksgiving, our guest talks about the literacy ability of the early settlers. They studied the Geneva Bible. The Puritans had a healthy perspective - they did not have firm boundaries between "sacred" and "secular." Everything was God's and we lived and moved in Him. That was our perception and theology. It exists today, even if we deny it by our actions! But our assumption was that Christ was Lord over every aspect of life. That's the way it should be today. After talking about Thanksgiving and our forefathers, we then shift focus to Advent. In the church calendar, the beginning of Advent this year is tomorrow, December 1. That means a lot to our ministry here. First, it implies that our programming changes. We start playing Christmas music. We also acknowledge that Christ was born and this season leading up to December 25, is a wonderful time of year to ponder that fact. We can think about all the various nuances that are tied to the incarnation. Jesus laid aside His glory. We also talk about restoring our souls and understanding who we are in light of who God is. Our guest shares with us the idea that we need to find times of rest and reflection. Jesus Himself would find quiet places to go to and to pray. We desperately need this. Our guest shares some about an author who he likes. The name is Paul Tournier - a Swiss physician. Participants: Dr. John Vance, Dan Elmendorf.
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This past Thursday was Thanksgiving. It seems that the season comes and goes quickly. Today we have another one of our fireside chats with a board member and pastor who is very dear to us. We reflect on some of the joys of Thanksgiving. There is a uniqueness to our nation. The Christian faith played a profound role in our nation's founding. You read the Mayflower compact (reviewed last week), and the Christian intents of our "founders" become very clear. Our guest reflects on education history and how it was taught years ago. Back then, say, in the 1950's we were not faced with the woke/DEI nonsense that we have today - it was much better, actually. We talk about keeping warm in the cold weather. Some folks still use a woodstove. Going back to Thanksgiving, our guest talks about the literacy ability of the early settlers. They studied the Geneva Bible. The Puritans had a healthy perspective - they did not have firm boundaries between "sacred" and "secular." Everything was God's and we lived and moved in Him. That was our perception and theology. It exists today, even if we deny it by our actions! But our assumption was that Christ was Lord over every aspect of life. That's the way it should be today. After talking about Thanksgiving and our forefathers, we then shift focus to Advent. In the church calendar, the beginning of Advent this year is tomorrow, December 1. That means a lot to our ministry here. First, it implies that our programming changes. We start playing Christmas music. We also acknowledge that Christ was born and this season leading up to December 25, is a wonderful time of year to ponder that fact. We can think about all the various nuances that are tied to the incarnation. Jesus laid aside His glory. We also talk about restoring our souls and understanding who we are in light of who God is. Our guest shares with us the idea that we need to find times of rest and reflection. Jesus Himself would find quiet places to go to and to pray. We desperately need this. Our guest shares some about an author who he likes. The name is Paul Tournier - a Swiss physician. Participants: Dr. John Vance, Dan Elmendorf.