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In the first episode of the Advent 2022 series exploring Advent & Christmas poetry from the past, Dr. Grace Hamman meditates on T.S. Eliot's The Journey of the Magi and our status as pilgrims in the world.

Read The Journey of the Magi.

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Read The Journey of the Magi.

Were we led all this way for birth or death?: Advent 2022

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