Books in our library written by ministers who have preached here

I wasn't looking for these. They are from a college from where I went to nursery school up to highschool in South Hamilton, Mass.

The church is historic and there is a cabinet of books written by minsters who have preached here at Park Street. When I looked for digitalized out of print I suprisingly didn't find anything. We are adjacent to the former offices of Little and Brown and I collect first edition Little and Brown hardcovers and often find them digitalized. What I did find were the student Theological journals from Gordon Conwell Seminary and are reading through them today, particularly an essay on the Futurity of the Resurrection in the writing of Paul.

Donna’s new dress I like

Happy Birthday, Donna

My wife's sixty second birthday was today. Although we went out for lunch yesterday and were in today waiting for snow, we've been watching movies. The Lost Daughter, Bright Star, a superb biographical film about the poet John Keats and Blue Jay in this group of movies. We kept the same ballon as last month, rather than getting her a birthday balloon, mostly because it is still in the same spot.

2022 Cambridge, Boston

We left Boston early New Years Eve for a view of the fireworks from the thirteenth floor. During remodeling, our terraces were removed, so I didn't photograph them. We had mostly been at Macy's. Donna brought Christmas cards with her to the church library this morning, which I appreciated being part of- there are old post cards of the church to the front of the library entrance and tonight I came across that her church was the tallest building in the United States between 1810 and 1828, which included the War of 1812. The Old North Church is visible from where Tremont Street begins and that had been the tallest building in the United States prior to that, ostensibly why Paul Revere decided upon it during the Revolutionary War. Again, Paul Revere, who in fact lived untill 1818, is buried in the church yard adjacent to Donna's library, where I had lunch this afternoon while she was working at the library desk, and the grave yard can be seen from a window that amounts to what is a glass wall overlooking it, the glass wall the size of an entire room. This is the church one hundred years later, in 1910.

If you look at the bottom postcard, there is a tree that is visible and Paul Revere is buried behind it and the glass wall room sized window is facing him, not visible from this view. Donna gave Christmas cards to the minister and his wife, whom we have only known shortly, there having been four, one might say six ministers that we have known that are no longer with the church, but this morning there were alao members that we have known for longer than five years. It made for a nice morning. I happenned to be reading about the difference between the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body and how the conception of spiritual, angelic intermediate states may have arouse from that discourse. I also came across a biography of Cotton Mather- almost pure biography other than the exhortation "to be Fruitful" and someone had left a bookmark with a watercolor of Harvard Yard on it.Our half a room size almost all glass room window, where we could see the New Years fireworks, faces in the opposite direction of Harvard Yard, thirteen floors higher than it, where I can just see what is possibly our church steeple from its tip and just barely what seems to be the gold dome of the State House.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

I was ready to take Donna's picture in front of the Christmas Tree on Boston Common, probably the largest in Massssachusetts, on Sunday, when I realized I had used all of my computer during the church service and it needed to be recharged. Today we were in Cambridge.

Fwd: Let's Celebrate Advent Together!

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Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021
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A 4 week Devotional Series View in browser     Shop   Galleries         Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and you might be expecting guests from near and far. It's so fun to anticipate the arrival of out-of-town friends and family. The people you don't get to see very often. I love preparing my house for guests, creating a list of fun things to do, and counting down the days until they're at my doorstep. And the visits always seem too short. But I have hope. I know they will come back! Now we all know what happens after Thanksgiving—CHRISTMAS, the birth of Jesus. The month of December calls for great celebration and anticipation. Advent, the coming, is a four-week period of expectation of the promised Savior and King. The nation of Israel waited a long time for their King to arrive. The prophets prepared the hearts of the people, and the people watched and waited for their King with great hope—for generations. But when He arrived, it was not as they expected. He arrived in a stable, a lowly place for the birth of a King. He walked the earth for 33 years speaking of the Father, the work of the Father, and the sacrifice to come. A sacrifice that would bring life. And then as prophesized He was crucified, died, buried, rose again, and ascended into heaven. But I have hope! I know He will come back! Advent is a time marked to remember and celebrate the first coming of Christ, His birth, and to prepare our hearts for His second coming. Many have celebrated this season of anticipation with a time-honored tradition of lighting the candles of an advent wreath. Customarily an advent wreath is made of evergreen and holds four candles, three purple, and one pink. Each candle represents a unique focus—hope, faith, joy, and peace. The candle is lit at the beginning of the week as a reminder of who is coming—Jesus. As the weeks progress, the wreath shines brighter as another lit candle is added. By Christmas, the wreath is fully lit. This growing light brings hope of the One who came and will come back. Note: Some add a white candle in the middle to represent Christ. This serves as the final candle and is lit on Christmas day. You can celebrate advent with or without a wreath. Let's celebrate advent together. I will pop into your inbox each Sunday, writing about the current week's theme. Four weeks, four themes, and then its…CHRISTMAS! I pray that each one of us stays mindful of this advent of the past and the future—His birth and His return. Great news of which to be thankful. Happy Thanksgiving, Candace     My Collection     My Apparel     My Books & Stationery   To ensure delivery to your inbox, add "mailing@dayspring.com" to your address book.   Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy   You have received this email because scottlordnovelist@gmail.com is subscribed to the Candace Newsletter.   copyright 2021 DaySpring® Cards. All rights reserved.

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