One of the things that jumps off the page reading through Luke’s account of the Gospel is that Jesus is for everyone. The angels announced to the shepherds that “a savior has been born to you”. They said his birth was “good news of great...
What can make us whole again? Only Jesus. Whole? Is it really possible? We are shattered. Individuals, marriages, families, churches, our nation and our world are broken. Can Jesus really put this Humpty Dumpty creation back together again? Even where all the kings horses and men...
Even if you don’t feel faithful, joyful or triumphant, you need to come. Maybe especially if you don’t. The faithful always come. They can’t imagine not coming. The joyful can’t wait to come. Joy is best when shared with others. The triumphant have reason to celebrate. They are...
But the Angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 The culmination...
Happiness is a fleeting emotion, isn’t it? As followers of Jesus, joy is not a synonym for happiness, but is directly related to our hope in Jesus and his finished work on the cross. Mark 1:1-8 John the Baptist tells us that God is coming. We get...
As we near the end of 2020, the word “unrest” seems fitting. Yet “unrest” is an understatement when describing what some reading this might still be enduring. This year has brought change, loss and grief to each one of us in some measure. We can...
ADVENT: Opening the gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love "God of hope, I look to you with an open heart and yearning spirit. During this Advent season, I will keep alert and awake, listening for your word and keeping to your precepts. My hope is...
Like most things this year, Thanksgiving has become controversial. To gather or not to gather. That is the question. Opinions reside on either side of a great divide, strengthened by pride. (I couldn’t help myself. My mind rhymes all the time.) But in all seriousness, how...
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but...
Resilience is the ability to bounce back. Think of a rubber band. It should stretch without breaking. But if you keep it stretched all the time, it loses its resilience. It no longer bounces back. We have all be stretched this year. Many of us to...
