Rejoice Don’t Worry

December 12, 2021
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.  Do not worry about anything, but in everything by…

Help is on the Way

December 5, 2021
We have characterized Advent as a season of preparation. And yet, there is a sense in which we can’t prepare for Christ’s advent into our world and into our lives…

A Future World

November 28, 2021
Amid dark portents, signs in sun, moon, and stars, Jesus commands us to “raise your heads,” and tells us to offer testimony that “the kingdom of God is near.” It’s…
Many people in power (for that’s what politics is about— power) are tempted to believe that they are very important, very powerful people, in charge. The last words of David,…
Right at the beginning of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus apocalyptically announced the coming reign of God. The coming of God into the world is a mix of good news and bad…
The author of Hebrews looks at the crucifixion from a theological standpoint, not focusing on what happened from a historical point of view, but what it means for the world.…

Unbound

October 31, 2021
In today’s Gospel, Jesus raises from the dead his friend Lazarus. “Unbind him and let him go,” Jesus commands when he gets to Lazarus’ tomb. Jesus goes to the place…

Are the Righteous Rewarded?

October 24, 2021
The God who has done these things to Job has spoken out of a whirlwind. That whirlwind becomes a kind of metaphor for the God that we meet in the…

The Ladder of Greatness

October 17, 2021
Jesus changes the definition of greatness. Greatness isn’t about climbing the ladder of superiority, it’s about descending the ladder of humility. Jesus came not to rule and reign but to…