{"id":2095,"date":"2009-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=2095"},"modified":"2009-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"emu-and-seminary-offer-online-advent-devotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2009\/emu-and-seminary-offer-online-advent-devotions\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU and Seminary Offer Online Advent Devotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/devotions\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" src=\"\/home_page\/spotlights\/128.gif\" alt=\"Online devotions for Advent\" \/><\/a> During Advent, join EMU and EMS faculty, staff, students and alumni in <a href=\"\/blog\/devotions\/\">weekday devotions<\/a>, beginning Nov. 30, 2009. <\/p>\n<p> 2009 Advent scriptures include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Week One &#8211; <a href=\"\/blog\/devotions\/advent-scriptures\/#one\">Luke 1:26-28<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Week Two &#8211; <a href=\"\/blog\/devotions\/advent-scriptures\/#two\">Matthew 1:18-25<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Week Three &#8211; <a href=\"\/blog\/devotions\/advent-scriptures\/#three\">Luke 1:39-56<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Week Four &#8211; <a href=\"\/blog\/devotions\/advent-scriptures\/#four\">Luke 2:1-19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Brian Martin Burkholder\" src=\"\/seminary\/images\/devotions\/brian-martin-burkholder.jpg\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p>The series began with <a href=\"\/blog\/devotions\/2009\/11\/30\/advent-meditation-luke-126-38\/\">a reflection by Dorothy Jean Weaver<\/a>, professor of New Testament at the seminary.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year in the Christian tradition, a beginning focused on the coming of Jesus into our world that calls for thoughtful preparation for this coming and for the second coming of Jesus,&quot; said <a href=\"\/personnel\/people\/show\/bb329?ssi=campusministries\">Brian Martin Burkholder<\/a>, EMU campus pastor. &quot;In these weeks leading up to Christmas day, we invite everyone into this season of thoughtful and spiritual preparation by using the Advent reflections provided from the EMU and EMS campus community.&quot; 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