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I start off by talking about the 5th day of Christmas but then launch into some of the history of the carol. I didn't know there was such a dispute amongst the 12 Days of Christmas scholars. Take a listen to the episode today. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a great blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today is the 4th day of Christmas and historically it is the day the church observes the Death of the Innocent. It is found in Matthew 2 and is apart of the Christmas story. It is the dark side of the Christmas story that shows a power struggle. We'll talk about all that today. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Merry Christmas Eve! Why did we start worshipping on Christmas Eve and Christmas? Christmas was so big that it needed two days of worship? We are going to talk a little history today and ultimately rest on Jesus, God With Us, Immanuel. Find a place to worship today. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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There are some people who prepare for Christmas year round. Some wait till the last minute...and everything in between. How prepared are you? Today I am reminded about how preparation plays into the season. We will talk about preparation today. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are continuing our conversation about love that we started yesterday. Love can be a word that we toss around frequently. When we talk about love we also see it as conditional. With a tough year like we all have had we can get stuck thinking we are unlovable or out of love. Today we are reminded of God's love. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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On Sunday we started the beginning of the fourth week of Advent. The theme changes for some people but we are going to call this week...Love. All four candles on the wreath should be lit. Love is really at the heart of the Christmas story and we'll talk about a few of those today. 

The music on the podcast is by John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are going to conclude the week by talking about Joy. Looking back to the Christmas story in Luke we see shepherds go from fear to joy. How can we go from a bad year and bad circumstances to having joy? We will talk about this great joy today. 

The music on the podcast is by John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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The third week in Advent is usually reserved for the pink candle on the advent wreath. The pink candle is the candle of joy. Today we will begin our talk about joy and know that joy is more than a feeling and is not the same thing as happiness. Listen to the talk about joy. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Have you ever looked at Christmas as a declaration that the war is over? The angels declared "Glory to God in the highest and Peace on earth..." Two great phrases that we will spend a little bot of time talking about today. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are switching advent themes to Peace. Jesus is called the Prince of Peace, except it doesn't look like too much peace going on in the world around us. So what gives with all of the peace talk? Today we will scratch the surface of peace and see what it all means. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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