Scripture
January 11, Baptism A (Isaiah 42:1–9; Matthew 3:13–17)
Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.
The Verb made flesh? (John 1:1-18)
In Spanish-language Bibles, there’s no consensus as to how to translate Logos.
Imagining the Magi
To be God’s people is to be caught up in parable, in story and storytelling.
January 6, Epiphany (Ephesians 3:1–12; Matthew 2:1–12)
Herod is frightened—or disturbed, or troubled, or all of the above.
January 4, Christmas 2 (Jeremiah 31:7–14; John 1:(1–9), 10–18)
The child staggering out of a bomb-blasted city does not need to find her home in God. She needs a physical home.
Matthew’s echoes of older stories (Matthew 2:13-23)
When the holy innocents text makes reference to Rachel, it seems worth remembering her story.
December 28, Christmas 1A (Matthew 2:13-23)
The incarnation means God enters the world as it stands, not as we wish it to be.
Name him Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25)
It was an ordinary, everyday name, one that dozens of other boys in Nazareth shared.
God in the particular (Luke 2:1-20)
The Christmas story is scandalous because of its specificity.
December 24 and 25, Nativity A (Luke 2:1–14 (15-20)
It’s likely that Jesus was born in a cave. Does that make any difference?
December 21, Advent 4A (Matthew 1:18-25)
Birthing takes a village. Our Christmas pageants recognize this truth.
The bad king
Nimrod is the biblical archetype of the corrupt leader obsessed with his own power.
Getting in shape to move (Isaiah 35:1-10)
“Make firm the feeble knees,” the prophet calls.
Imagining the grace to come
Witness is an act of trust in a God who sends us to see and tell of all the things God is doing.
December 14, Advent 3A (Matthew 11:2-11)
There is ample evidence that Christ is alive and on the move.
More life to come (Isaiah 11:1-10)
A magnificent tree is reduced to a stump. But it’s still alive.
December 7, Advent 2A (Matthew 3:1-12)
Even if repentance begins right now, it feels too late for anything to change.
Our appetites and our lives (Romans 13:11-14)
Paul has some quite specific recommendations about our preparedness for the day of salvation.