“So Joseph paid attention, took the child and his mother during the night, and left for Egypt. He was there until Herod died in order to accomplish the words of the Holy One spoken through the prophet: Out of Egypt… Read moreThe Time Being

“We write these words to you so to fulfill our joy” (1 John 1.4). The writings of the Early Christians are not handed down to us from leather bound books or carefully tended scrolls. These words—of the Gospels and letters—are… Read moreChristmastide: Joy

“Because a child has been born to us, a son given. Leadership rests upon his shoulders. And he is called by name a wonderful advisor, might of God, father for all time, chief of wholeness” (Isaiah 9.5). It’s Christmas Eve…. Read moreWholeness

“And so the Holy One themselves will give you this sign. Look there, a young woman will bear a son, and she will proclaim his name as God-is-right-here-with-us. He’ll eat curds and honey, and know how to turn from evil… Read moreYoung Women and Children

“From the wilderness there is a voice proclaiming, “Make way for the Holy One, smooth the paths through the wild places for our God. Raise the valleys, lower the mountains, level the steep slopes, and smooth out the rough spots”… Read moreWild Places

“I wish you would rip open the sky and descend, then the surface of the mountains would quake. It will be as brushwood catches fire and fire causes water to boil, this is how your name will be declared to… Read moreWorld Peace?

“And I see that there’s nothing good but for a person to enjoy their work; because, it is their slice of the whole. After all, who comes into this world able to see what will follow after they’re gone” (Ecclesiastes… Read moreSo the World May Be Healed

“Come! Come to me everyone who’s worn out from work and weighed down with worries. I will give you rest” (Matthew 11.28). I have a terrible habit of leaving all my vacation time until the end of the year. For… Read moreDoing What Can Be Done

“‘You are my witnesses,’ this is what the Holy One says, ‘and my servant whom I’ve chosen, so you might know and believe in me and perceive that I am The One. Before me no god was made, nor will… Read moreWith Stories to Tell

“But you will receive strength when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and even the farthest corners of the Earth” (Acts 1.8). Witness is one… Read moreWitness