Luke 1: 5-20 by Ellis M. West All births are miraculous, but some are more miraculous than others, and I’m referring not just to Jesus’ birth. The Bible tells of several: Sarah was barren all her life, but God told her at age ninety that she would have a...
Mark 13:24-37 I was never bitten by the running bug. In college, in an effort to make it to class on time, I learned to walk speedily and efficiently, my short legs taking two steps for others’ one. Still, I never quite “got” the charm of running. Ten years ago my...
Mark 1:1-8 by Page Highfill In the midst of Advent, do you sometimes feel scattered among so many different emotions we experience? There’s the feeling of gratitude for God’s gift to us through his son’s poetic birthday. We may also feel his spirit hug us during...
Matthew 1:1-16 by Scott Leake I’ve never known a Baptist ladies’ Sunday School class or circle named after a woman in Jesus’ lineage other than Ruth. The New Testament’s Mary and Martha get their due but never the Old Testament’s Tamar, Rahab or Bathsheba. What’s up?...
Zechariah 9:9-12 by Rob James Both Matthew 21 and John 12 quote the first verse of our reading for today. They say it was fulfilled when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey in the middle of a popular demonstration. Three of the Gospels also tell us that Jesus...
Zephaniah 3:14-20 by Ashley Evans “…He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with his love. He will rejoice over you with singing…” – Zephaniah 3:17 DELIGHT…What a terrific word that we do not use very often. give great pleasure to...
