First Sunday after Christmas (Year A, RCL)
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December 31, Christmas 1B (Isaiah 61:10–62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4–7; Luke 2:22–40)
Simeon and Anna echo the worship material of ancient Israel.
January 1, Christmas 1A (Matthew 2:13-23)
Before Mary can cut the tags off the brand-new frankincense, the weeping starts.
The New Testament’s most dangerous book for Jews
Reading and preaching Hebrews without supersessionism
The grief of the widows (Matthew 2:13-23)
Grief is like a lead-weighted blanket that can never be fully lifted.
December 29, Christmas 1A (Matthew 2:13–23)
Matthew connects Jesus to the overarching narrative of the Jewish people—as well as to the smaller story of Matthew’s immediate community.
The extinction of whales, birds, and other creatures that once praised God
God called all of them good. Humans are rapidly destroying them.
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.
Is the holy innocents story about the innocents? (Matthew 2:13–23)
"What an awful story," she said. "Why would that story be in the Bible?"
January 1, First Sunday after Christmas Day: Matthew 2:13-23
What troubles me about the holy family's flight to Egypt is that God, in Jesus, runs away.
Let the children serve
On a shelf in our church library you can find a “Reading Guide” made by a fourth grader. It lists the types of books appropriate for different age groups and advises: “Remember--Kids (8-12) when you start the Bible, go at your own pace. It's a long book!”