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“Then Jesus was led into the wild place in order to be tempted by the Evil One” (Matthew 4.1). No matter the year or how short or long the season of the Epiphany, we always end up in the same… Read moreThe Time Being: Temptation

“When Herod died, a Divine Messenger came to Joseph in Egypt in a dream saying, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel. The one who wanted to kill the child is dead’”… Read moreThe Time Being: Dreams on the Way

“‘Remain watchful; because, you don’t know the day or the hour’” (Matthew 25.13). When you think about it, the days of the liturgical year are like hours on a clock, or, at least, like times of the day. Advent, for… Read moreThe Time Being: Midday

“I returned and saw beneath the sun the race is not to the fastest, nor is the fight to the strongest. Neither are the wise never hungry, nor the smart people always rich, nor the most knowledgeable find favor. Time… Read moreThe Time Being: New Math

“Jesus answered them saying, ‘When evening has come, you say, “It’ll be fair weather; because, the sky is red.” Yet in the morning, you say, “Red sky and overcast, it’ll storm today.” You understand the sky but why not the… Read moreThe Time Being: Red Sky

“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