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{Re}tirement
Keck and I joke that retired means tired again. Retirement actually means “the withdrawal from one’s position or occupation or from active working life.” I have two friends who are retiring this month. They’re looking…
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{Re}petition
Repetition is basically repeating. But the root word petition means to make a request. In my mind, then, repetition could mean to request again. As I think about that on this eleventh day of Readvent, I’m drawn to the…
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{Re}pizza
Yeah, I thought it was a fake word until Google and Urban Dictionary. It means what you think it means: to have a successive pizza. Or, to have pizza again. Which is what we did tonight. We ordered pizza. Not sure why…
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{Re}sing
Resing is actually a word. It means to sing again or anew. As we celebrate readvent, one of the things we can do is resing the songs of the season. Carols are mostly sung in churches now, but there was a time when…
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{Re}st
For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17, NET The pastor’s use of this scripture in the sermon today stood out to me. He said that if…
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{Re}live
I’m going over my day — and it’s not even over yet. I’ve still got several hours to go. Here’s what’s happened so far. Keck entertained me with a rendition or maybe an ode to butter. I had commented that we needed some…
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{Re}decorate
I cannot seem to force myself to do it any earlier than December 24. Despite the numerous articles and other posts that make me think that people who decorate for Christmas early are really happier, I cannot help but…
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{Re}ctify
Rectify means to make right. As we look at the lineage of Jesus during this season of Readvent, the story of Tamar is a striking one. She ends up in the lineage of Jesus because she rectifies something. She makes it…
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{Re}time
Shadows slither in early.Overtaking us before we’re quite ready to be done with the day. Quite comes in gently.Reminding me the dinner needs to be cooked. Night is longer than day.Making some of us sad and lonely and…