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Sharing Thoughts on Incarnation in Christmastide

Sharing Thoughts on Incarnation in Christmastide

by Shirin McArthur | Jan 2, 2023 | Christianity, Spiritual Life

Happy New Year! As has become a yearly tradition, I led an Advent retreat day at St. Philip’s last month. The theme was Incarnation—the fancy word for God in Christ becoming flesh in Jesus. As we continue living into the season of Christmastide, I thought I would...
Pondering Childbirth in Christmastide

Pondering Childbirth in Christmastide

by Shirin McArthur | Dec 26, 2022 | Christianity, Society and Culture

Yesterday Christians celebrated Jesus’ birth. Recently, I read a reflection that got me thinking about childbirth. So, I thought I would begin the Christmastide season by reflecting on the gifts and dangers of childbirth. Anyone who has been responsible for a child...
Sharing Christ with Children in Jerusalem

Sharing Christ with Children in Jerusalem

by Shirin McArthur | Dec 19, 2022 | Christianity, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

As I noted in last week’s post, I’m sharing my thoughts on my interactions with Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land this Advent. Today I want to focus on a family that turns their home into Jerusalem Santa’s House each year, a place for “children to feel the...
Seeking the Thin Places in Our Holiday Conversations

Seeking the Thin Places in Our Holiday Conversations

by Shirin McArthur | Dec 6, 2021 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Society and Culture

I hope you had a good Thanksgiving—that you found things to be thankful for. I know that a lot of people were concerned about how conversations would go around the Thanksgiving table—and feared what would happen if voices rose and arguments ensued in our increasingly...
So, What about that Second Coming of Christ?

So, What about that Second Coming of Christ?

by Shirin McArthur | Dec 30, 2019 | Christianity, Spiritual Life

Merry Christmas! It’s still Christmastide, and I hope you are still living in the Christmas spirit, even if the culture around us has already moved on. In this Christmastide, I’m pondering a recent conversation about the second coming of Christ. After all, Christmas...
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