Nativity of the Lord (Year B, RCL)

The Athanasians won, so they got to tell the story of Arianism. Arius would barely have recognized it.

When does tonight become tomorrow? Is it the first glint of daybreak? The first breath of the baby?

God is humbly present in every living creature. Maybe closer than we’ve imagined.

The psalmist is bossy: “Sing to the Lord a new song.”

Mary and Joseph must have felt dejected and homeless.

The God of exiles, refugees, and migrants still shines light amid today’s present darkness.

I probably shouldn’t treat my own son like he’s the Messiah. Imagine the pressure.

Surely God isn’t a narcissist who demands our attention.

What if we did asystematic theology?

God’s faithfulness shows up with wonder and surprise in a weary and heavy-laden world.

At a migrant shelter in Tijuana, I met a woman who was about to give birth.

In Luke’s Advent story, Bethlehem’s economy is central—and it looks a lot like Bethlehem’s economy today.

Sometimes someone else has to start singing before we can.