Make Advent Great Again

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#MakeAdventGreatAgain is an oasis of sanity and support for holiday resistance and renewal.

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This community is curated by: John Pavlovitz – Tripp Fuller – Mike Morrell

I am very excited to be part of the #MakeAdventGreatAgain online community!

Advent Hope: The Joy of Meeting Kenneth Bae

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During the season of Advent, we are reminded of joy, hope, love and peace. It was a great joy to meet Kenneth Bae.  My latest Huffington piece co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Pope Francis’ Vision Seeks to Reawaken the Church

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The theology of Pope Francis seeks to reawaken us to a way of being the church. He challenges us to become someone different and encourages us to change our ways and habits, Kim writes.

Here is my latest for EthicsDaily.com. As we celebrate Advent, we need to rethink what the role of the church is.

We are seeing something new in a pope, which I haven’t seen in a long time.

I am fascinated with Pope Francis’ style, which differs from the popes I have seen. However, older observers have compared him to Pope John XXIII.

Consumption: New Religion During Christmas Season?

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This is my latest column for Ethicsdaily.com.  It was first posted Dec. 17, 2012. 

In many ways, consumerism has become a new religion in the Western world. It dictates to us what we need, what we need to buy, how we are to live – and we follow the tenets religiously, Kim writes

Recently, I watched a TV advertisement for a show on Oxygen called “My Shopping Addiction.”

As the title implies, it follows people who have a real addiction to shopping. I know of tobacco, alcohol and drug addiction, but how can anyone be addicted to shopping?

Pastor David Hershey: Advent Reflection

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This blog is from Pastor David Hershey (Korean Church of the Lehigh Valley).   It is a beautiful reflection on Advent.

The holiday season started with gusto on Black Friday (or was it Thursday?) as crowds of people shoved and fought there way through Wal-Marts, Targets and even Victoria’s Secrets in search of low-priced deals.