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Kara Eidson

Kara Eidson has pastored in rural, suburban, and urban settings. She is the author of Stay Awhile and A Time to Grow. She holds a degree in psychology from Missouri State University and an MDiv from Duke Divinity School. After ordination in 2010, Eidson served four years as the United Methodist campus minister at the University of Kansas. She currently pastors two United Methodist congregations in eastern Kansas. Eidson and her husband love spending time tending to their garden with their small flock of chickens and two goats.

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The Advent Tree

Meeting Jesus in God's Big Story

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Kara Eidson

Jesus may have been born to an obscure young couple in a backwater town, but his family tree told a greater story. Jesus was born into the rich legacy and sacred history of the Jewish people, with lineage said to go back to King David and rooted in the whole history of the Hebrew Bible. This Advent, find out how this little baby we worship became the savior that he was and discover your place with Jesus in the big story of God and God’s people. Inspired by the centuries-old Jesse Tree tradition,...
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Publication Date: 09/09/2025
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Stay Awhile

Advent Lessons in Divine Hospitality

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Kara Eidson

While the world tries to rush us into Christmas, decorating the day after Halloween and packing it all up once the gifts are opened on December 25, Advent is a season of preparation that—like our holiday gatherings themselves—takes time and care. Think of the anticipation that comes with hosting loved ones for Christmas dinner: We begin by extending an invitation. We make plans, and as the event draws closer, we begin our preparations. Ultimately, we open the door and welcome our guests, and tha...
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Publication Date: 09/26/2023
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A Time to Grow

Lenten Lessons from the Garden to the Table

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Kara Eidson

From Eden to Gethsemane to the garden in which Jesus was buried and raised, our story of faith wanders through much fertile soil. But in our current world of fast food and to-go meals, we often do not make time to explore where our food comes from and how we break bread together. Journeying through the season of Lent with this in mind, A Time to Grow encourages readers to slow down, move through the painstaking process of growth, and end together with great feasting and celebration of ...
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Publication Date: 01/11/2022