1.0Five Minute Sherpahttp://samuelrainey.com/blogSamuel Rainey, M.A., LPChttp://samuelrainey.com/blog/author/admin/The Invitation of Advent — Five Minute Sherparich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dYb6jLUhkX"><a href="http://samuelrainey.com/blog/2014/11/the-invitation-of-advent/">The Invitation of Advent</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://samuelrainey.com/blog/2014/11/the-invitation-of-advent/embed/#?secret=dYb6jLUhkX" width="600" height="338" title="“The Invitation of Advent” — Five Minute Sherpa" data-secret="dYb6jLUhkX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I don’t know all of what Mary feared, but I can guess she had plenty. An unwed pregnant woman was not what it is today. She had good reasons to be afraid, as did Joseph, Zechariah, and the Shepherds. The Angels spoke directly to them, saying the same thing regarding the coming of Jesus: “be […]