Isaiah 12:1-6 Christmas is over. We have transitioned from a frenzy of giving to sending and receiving thank you’s. An expression of thanks can come with differing degrees of enthusiasm. Some people say thank you because they should – not because they want to. You can...
Luke 2:15-20 If an angel spoke to you would you know it? People have an enormous hunger for the spiritual. While the idea of God and spiritual beings may be easily dismissed in a philosophy class, we are not so sure. Our own mortality convinces us that we are more...
Luke 2: 12-14 During Advent season, people speak of “Peace” when, in fact, there is no peace on this earth . . . no cease-fires, no halt to the threats of terrorism, no end to hatred and crime. As it is written, it’s the Prince of Peace who came to...
Luke 2:8-11 Before these words were spoken, Caesar Augustus was known as “the Savior” for all people and praised by poets, historians and politicians for bringing great peace and order after years of war and chaos. To counter this claim with an assertion of another...
Luke 2: 5-7 Today’s three verses make giving birth sound so easy and effortless. There seems to be so much missing from the telling of Mary’s birth experience. We are preparing for our own “first son,” and have found that there is so much to worry about and consider....
