December 15, 2013
Do you ever have moments where you find life is interrupted? These interruptions are life. We are surrounded by them. Turn on the evening news, or […]
December 13, 2013
Luke 1: 39-56 Today’s reading is known as the Magnificat, or Mary’s Song. This is a song of praise and a song of hope. What does […]
December 12, 2013
Luke 1: 26-38 You can’t make this stuff up. Ask yourself, “If I were to write the story?” God could have entered however God wants. I […]
December 11, 2013
Luke 1: 5-25 “Do not be afraid, for your prayer has been heard.” May we not only wear this on our t-shirts, our bumpers, our foreheads, […]
December 10, 2013
Isaiah 60: 1-5 Today’s text contrasts darkness and light. This is our first text in what many refer to as “Third Isaiah.” A central theme woven […]
December 9, 2013
Psalm 139 My favorite of all Psalms. God is inescapable. In our best–our ascension to high places, and our worst–our farthest places from God, God is […]
December 8, 2013
If we are honest with ourselves, the lion and the lamb reside in each one of us. When we react and pounce, wish the words didn’t come out the way they did…the lion is fed. And we know the receiving end, the hurt from another—and we identify with the lamb.
December 8, 2013
Jeremiah 1: 4-5 Jeremiah’s call shares that God is active and present in relationship. And Jeremiah is present with God. God’s presence is active from before […]
December 6, 2013
Advent: Day 6 Isaiah 35: 1-10 Imagine, twenty-seven years in that prison cell. Much of it in isolation. May we always ask ourselves why? Power can […]