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For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning–not home but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last.

From Luke 2:13-14:  “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!'”

Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) was an American pastor, Christian theologian, and author.  His writings were published in 39 books, which included several different genres.

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The place where God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

From John 15:16:  “You did not choose Me, but I chose you.  And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask Him in My name.”

Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) was an American pastor, Christian theologian, and author.  His writings were published in 39 books, which included several different genres.

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The world says that the more you take, the more you have.  Christ says, the more you give, the more you are.

From Matthew 23:11-12:  “The greatest among you will be your servant.  All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) was an American pastor, Christian theologian, and author.  His writings were published in 39 books, which included several different genres.

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The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

From Matthew 5:6:  “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) was an American pastor, Christian theologian, and author.  His writings were published in 39 books, which included several different genres.