Gospel: John 1:1-18 In the beginning … was the Word. Before anything existed, long before the universe and the stars, long before this fragile earth and all that dwells on it, was a single Word. This Word – Logos –…
Gospel: Luke 2:1-20 Throughout the four weeks of Advent I tried to determine how, on this night, I’d talk about the birth of Jesus. Perhaps a new way of describing that remarkable moment would come to me. Maybe some new…
Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 Dreams reveal things that are hidden. They give awareness to things unrecognized. They cast light on the shadows and darkness. Dreams can bring to the surface things causing great fear, and they can open to us in…
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another? I can’t help but wonder whether this is a question rooted in desperation or hope, and as I have, I’ve thought about…
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 Every year at this time we experience familiar, comforting signs in our popular culture of what’s ahead. The television commercial showing Peter arriving home from college for winter break and brewing a pot of Folgers coffee before…