Author: Chad Cox
Shade
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My childhood was spent in the country, just at the bend of a cavity-filled gravel road and flanked by pastures
Days
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A year vastly different can make things not so far away, feel distant. A pandemic can cause promises to feel
Thicket
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Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by his horns.
Fray
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An Excerpt from Terraforming Bridges: The Art of Looking Up
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I was once asked, “You can’t possibly see God in everything?” This was spoken as more of an incredulous statement
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ADVENTuring #27
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Jesse Tree
December 25 – Day 25
Beneath
Ornament – Baby Jesus
Thank you for joining this ADVENTure! I so
ADVENTuring #26
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Jesse Tree
December 24 – Day 24
Magi
Ornament – Star
Lift up your eyes on high and see who
ADVENTuring #25
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Jesse Tree
Day 23 – December 23
ENTRUSTED
Ornament – Carpenter’s Tools
In the tales of our heroes of old,
ADVENTuring #24
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Jesse Tree
Day 22 – December 22
LENT
Ornament – Mary or Angel
In a moment, stifling still, Mary stood. …
ADVENTuring #23
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Jesse Tree
December 21 – Day 21
WILDERNESS
Ornament – John the Baptist
Prophesied 700 years before his birth, John …
ADVENTuring #22
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Jesse Tree
December 20 – Day 20
REJOICE
Ornament – Elizabeth
After decades of mute majesty, miracles, long marinated, began
ADVENTuring #21
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Jesse Tree
December 19 – Day 19
REBUILD
Ornament – Wall or Watchtower
Three times the Jews were taken into …
ADVENTuring #20
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Jesse Tree
December 18 – Day 18
PERISH
Ornament – Esther
Esther and Mordecai belong to the period after the
ADVENTuring #19
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Jesse Tree
December 17 – Day 17
BORN
Ornament – Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a city in the hill country of
ADVENTuring #18
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Jesse Tree
December 16 – Day 16
REVIVED
Ornament – Whale
The word of Adonai came to Jonah the son …
ADVENTuring #17
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Jesse Tree
December 15 – Day 15
SUSTAINED
Ornament – Altar of Fire
After the death of King Solomon, the
ADVENTuring #16
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Jesse Tree
December 14 – Day 14
UNDIGNIFIED
Ornament – Crown
When they arrived, Samuel saw Elian and thought, “Surely
ADVENTuring #15
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Jesse Tree
December 13 – Day 13
SHEPHERDS
Ornament – Staff
The page has turned to a pivotal point in …
ADVENTuring #14
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Jesse Tree
Day 12 – December 12
HESED
Ornament – Sheaf of Wheat
Israel couldn’t fully love, because they didn’t …
ADVENTuring #13
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JESSE TREE
Day 11 – December 11
CORDED
Ornament – Window and Scarlet Cord
This is the rhythmic record of
ADVENTuring #12
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Jesse Tree
Day 10– December 10
LETTERS
Ornament – Tablets
Today, within our story, we find the Israelites in a
ADVENTuring # 11
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Jesse Tree
Day 9 – December 9
IGNITED
Ornament – Burning Bush or Sandals
There the angel of the LORD
ADVENTuring #10
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Jesse Tree
Day 8 – December 8
RESURRECTED
Ornament – Coat of Many Colors
Marked for murder, left for dead,
ADVENTURing #9
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Jesse Tree
Day 7 – December 7
WRESTLE
Ornament – Ladder
When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near …
ADVENTuring #8
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Jesse Tree
Day 6 – December 6
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
Ornament – Ram or Baby Issac
Intrigue, suspense and breathtaking rescues …
ADVENTuring #7
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Jesse Tree
Day 5 – December 5
HEMMED
Ornament – Altar or Ram
Mysterious, yet transparent. Wild, yet the safest …
ADVENTuring #6
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Jesse Tree
Day 4 – December 4
PROMISE
Ornament – Rainbow
As I write, it’s a sunny, blue sky day,
ADVENTuring #5
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Jesse Tree
Day 3 – December 3
EXTENDED
Ornament – Apple and Snake
Encompassed by a garden, encircled by beauty, …
ADVENTuring #4
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Jesse Tree
Day 2 – December 2
CREATION
Ornament – Globe
There are so many facets of God’s heart. So
ADVENTuring #3
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The awe of advent comes every year if we will but ask for it and look to its coming. Why
ADVENTuring #2
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From December 1st until December 25th, we will journey through the Jesse Tree. Each day will bring a needle
ADVENTuring #1
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We do not merely want to see beauty…. We want something else which can hardly be put into words …
Strands
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Sukkahs
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Weddings, walks and wonders filled our Sukkot holiday. And sweet sukkah after sweet sukkah.
We transformed our recent anniversary chuppah …
Gravel
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My dad always wore a certain brand of shoes. Hush Puppies. He also used to bring us hush puppies from …
Patterned
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The sun will climb its way down sky’s ladder and evening will ascend. Crested upon its coming will be Rosh
Waste
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Exist
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Adore
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At some point each day, I can be found tending to our little garden. I water, pull weeds and in …
Taste
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Living next door to a portion of our grandies brings many opportunities to sit and sup together. Each time, I’m …
Cessor Journeys
Prayer is a covenant we are invited into. We begin to fulfill our destiny as an ear in Heaven and …