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Looking to Advent as we grieve our COVID-19 dead
Lament and longing can be companions.
December 24/25, Nativity (Isaiah 9:2-7; John 1:1-14)
The prophetic power of a candle in the window
There is no single refugee resettlement story
Jessica Goudeau’s new book embeds the memoirs of two very different women in a primer on what it means to seek refuge in America.
Yanking out the tablecloth (Advent 1B; Mark 13:24-37)
Advent amid the rubble of 2020
I was a scribe for the Chicago Illuminated Scripture Project
What would possess me to copy a chapter of the Bible by hand?
Three ways to create sacred moments at home this Advent
In chaotic times, focus on routine, ritual, and simplicity.
Advent is a season of sighs, especially this year
We don’t pine for a second coming that will bring the world to an end. We pray for the indwelling of Christ that will enable the world to continue.
The Old Testament, the Tanakh, and the Hebrew Bible
Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler show how multiple traditions arise when different people read the same text.
December 20, Advent 4B (Luke 1:26–38)
We are still asking Mary's question: How will this be?
Ted Lasso is the soccer coach we all need
What if kindness, honesty, and compassion were valued more than winning?
Billy Graham and Barack Obama each offered a pastoral voice in a time of tragedy
We need someone to speak to our moment, too.
A letter to the congregation (Reign of Christ A; Ephesians 1:15-23)
Ephesians could be a template for a sermon in the style of a pastoral letter.