1.0Covenant Newswire Archiveshttps://blogs.covchurch.org/newswirerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2Ygs6DPAP7"><a href="https://blogs.covchurch.org/newswire/2006/12/23/5336/">Advent: Do We Have the Courage to be Obedient?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.covchurch.org/newswire/2006/12/23/5336/embed/#?secret=2Ygs6DPAP7" width="600" height="338" title="“Advent: Do We Have the Courage to be Obedient?” — Covenant Newswire Archives" data-secret="2Ygs6DPAP7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.covchurch.org/newswire/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> LINCOLN, NE (December 23, 2006) – Editor’s note: In preparation for the Christmas observance, Covenant Communications is sharing devotionals that originally appeared in local Covenant church newsletters or other publications and are being published here by permission. The following was written by Doug Smith, council chair of First Evangelical Covenant Church in Lincoln. Report This […]