"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works" (Psalm 26.7, KJV)
“…’get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt….’” Matthew 2:13 The Wise Men have come and gone, Mary gets Jesus off to bed, and then she and Joseph lie down. The precious gifts of the Wise… Read moreSecond Sunday after Christmas
I believe in the redemption of all things. I believe it hashappened. I believe it ishappening. I also believe that it hasn’t fully happened. But, it will. During the Christian season of Advent, Psalm 80 is read and sung aloud… Read moreThe Redemption of All Things
“…not only [Creation] but we also…groan as we wait patiently” (Romans 8:23) I was struck by something written in Christian Century this week about this season. In the post, Daniel Schultz reminds us that Christmas, while a time for rejoicing,… Read moreHoly Innocents – 28 December 2019
“…we despised him, considered him without value” (Isaiah 53:3) Sometimes, we get things we don’t want. Christmas is full of this. Be it clothes or books or household decorations, lots of people this week will end up with stuff that… Read moreFourth Sunday of Advent
Jesus, hear me. Tonight the darkness seems never-ending. I don’t know if I can make it through. It’s too dark and too quiet to distract me and drown out the litany that just goes on and on in my head…. Read morePrayer for the Longest Night
“…weren’t our hearts burning in us?” Luke 24:32 In the depths of Spring and in summer the crepe myrtles and other foliage block the view from my backyard to the nearby condos. But, when everything is, like now, bare branches,… Read moreFirst Sunday of Advent
Paul tells us the story of his life, and how it was changed. He pulls no punches, does not try to spin the facts, but lays it out in all its flaws and failings. I’m not fit to be doing… Read moreFifth Sunday After the Epiphany (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
Love is hard. Listen to all Paul tells us that love is: patient, kind, humble, nice, accommodating. It, somehow, isn’t irritable or resentful. It puts up with things, is hopeful, and enduring. Those things are hard. Even with the one… Read moreFourth Sunday After the Epiphany (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
The heavens aren’t just telling the glory of God, they’re passing the knowledge of it along to each other—day by day and night by night. You can’t hear their voices, but it wouldn’t matter if you did; because, they have… Read moreThird Sunday After the Epiphany (Psalm 19:1-4)
How often has someone brought out the best but you didn’t notice because you weren’t there. You were there physically, but your mind was elsewhere—going over the to-do list for work, worrying that odd noise the refrigerator was making. In… Read moreSecond Sunday After the Epiphany (John 2:1-11)