Matthew

Remembering the past enlightens our understanding of the present. We have been here before.

Jesus’ baptism didn’t end with him.

Maybe we ask too much of ourselves—and too little of God—if we expect to produce light.

Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.

Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.

Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.

To be God’s people is to be caught up in parable, in story and storytelling.

Herod is frightened—or disturbed, or troubled, or all of the above.

Herod is frightened—or disturbed, or troubled, or all of the above.

I once asked a child to give a Sunday sermon—on the book of Job.

When the holy innocents text makes reference to Rachel, it seems worth remembering her story.

The incarnation means God enters the world as it stands, not as we wish it to be.

It was an ordinary, everyday name, one that dozens of other boys in Nazareth shared.

Birthing takes a village. Our Christmas pageants recognize this truth.

There is ample evidence that Christ is alive and on the move.

Even if repentance begins right now, it feels too late for anything to change.

We are called to be ready, to be alert to God’s kingdom breaking in anywhere, anytime.