In our passage the Deuteronmist deadpans, “Now, you might be wondering, how will we know which word God hasn’t spoken?” Who speaks for God? Our mainline churches, seminaries, and denominational offices have given way to congregational authority. Progressives and traditionalists disagree about how to read scripture. Do the images of capital-storming, Bible-waving Christians shake our […]
Monthly Archives: January 2021
“Now is the time!” Now is the time to believe the Good News. Now is the time to change our hearts and lives. Now is the time to follow Jesus the Christ. On Wednesday our national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s words roused us into our “now”. When day comes, we step out of the […]
“Make no mistake,” Paul writes to the Galatians, “a person will harvest what they plant. Those who plant only for their own benefit will harvest devastation from their selfishness, but those who plant for the Spirit will reap eternal life. So let’s not get tired of doing good, because in time we’ll have a harvest […]
I am saddened and heartbroken, but not that surprised by the events today in our nation’s capital. Today, we see that heated words and silent complicity matter. Jesus warns us: “I tell you that people will have to answer on Judgment Day for every useless word they speak. By your words you will be either […]
When I was in elementary school, I took the three Magi and two camels from the porcelain Bethlehem Nativity scene atop of our living room piano and standing on a chair placed them on top of the china cabinet in our dining room. I dreamed that maybe the Magi followed the star all the way […]
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