Isaiah 40
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December 10, Advent 2B (Isaiah 40:1–11; Mark 1:1–8)
There is a clear distinction between being comfortable and receiving comfort.
Magical realism and the word of the Lord (Advent 2B; Isaiah 40:1-11)
Mysterious truth in fiction and in reality
Stories even better than Garrison Keillor's
It's Advent, and accusations against prominent men are shaking things up like a highway construction project in the wilderness.
Comfort and hope (Isaiah 40:1-11)
There is comfort, and then there is comfort.
December 10, Advent 2B (Mark 1:1-8)
In Flint, we know something about nostalgia and despair—and hope.
What endures in Wittenberg
For a long time, Luther's hometown lay forgotten.
Let some mortal flesh keep silence
My words feel small. Like I’m trying to beat back the ocean with a stick. I could command the waves to stop, but the sea will keep pounding the sand. Recent world events have generated a lot of fodder for preachers and writers, and yet I have nothing to say.
Make straight a highway
The son of a truck driver, I like highways and image of travel. Checking The New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary's entry about roads and highways, I learned that a messila was a built-up road, intentionally constructed and improved, while a derekh (Num. 20:17, 19, Judg. 21:19) was a path was formed because of constant use and thus had become a road.
By Paul Stroble
Awaiting God’s reign
Patience is not one of our stronger characteristics. A flight delay or traffic jam can become an emotional and physical crisis.
Seeing the ends of the earth
When our girls were still quite young, my husband Norm and I moved our family from our fast-paced life and work in Chicago to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where Norm had accepted a teaching position. Feeling a bit like Abraham and Sarah, we made a radical change of landscape.
Sunday, December 4, 2011: Isaiah 40:1–11; Mark 1:1–8
I'm afraid I want the good news of Christmas without the challenge.
No comparison: Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-11
We know things only insofar as we can describe their likeness.
Who is like thee?: Isaiah 40:21-31
Isaiah is a master at putting God and humankind in perspective.