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If Jesus moved into your neighborhood today, what would he do there? The way we answer this question should shape our own living for the coming year.
By now you’ve probably taken down your Christmas tree, recycled the wrapping paper, finished eating the sugary treats, and are settling in for 2023. But let’s not too quickly forget that just a few days ago we were celebrating that “the Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood (John 1:14 MSG)."
We have a new neighbor!
When someone moves into our Lonsdale street neighborhood, there is quite a stir among those who have lived here for decades. “Who bought that house?” “Do they have kids?” “Do they look like responsible people who will mow their lawn on a regular basis?” We watch the new neighbors more closely, trying to learn their patterns of behavior, observing the people that come and go from their house, and noting if they remember which week the recycling bin is supposed to go to the curb.
In the Go Local workshops I lead, I sometimes ask the participants to consider this question:
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