Genesis

Chang Lee survived two brutal wars in his mother country, Korea. He lived through the dangers posed by Japanese bombs, Chinese howitzers, North Korean minefields and American carbines. But he did not survive an encounter with a mugger in the hallway of his own apartment in the U.S. He was brutally stabbed, and died at the age of 80. Chang Lee’s family were members of the parish I served in Queens.

From the first instant of creation, water has played midwife to God’s creation story. After the flood, God set a rainbow in the clouds. God saw your people as slaves in Egypt, and led them to freedom through the sea. God brought their children through the Jordan to a promised land. And in the fullness of time, God sent Jesus, nurtured in the water of a womb.

The first covenant holds forever.

Fear rules the emotions of Joseph’s brothers and strikes the hearts of Jesus’ disciples.

A mother and child wander in the unknown—that place where fears overtake us.

In my youth I thought: God asked what of Abraham? Is this the God who I am supposed to worship?

As Abram's heirs, we must know that our lives are not so much about choosing as they are about being called.

Genesis 18:1-15

Genesis 18:1-15

As Abram's heirs, we must know that our lives are not so much about choosing as they are about being called.

Keeping score and getting even—that’s what enemies do.

Keeping score and getting even—that’s what enemies do.

The baptism of Jesus is Mark's Christmas story.

Jacob's new name is not just for him.