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Epiphany: The Politics of Heaven
During the season of Epiphany leading up to Lent, the Gospel readings in the lectionary are focused on the early ministry of Jesus—that is, from his…
4 years, 6 months ago
Epiphany: Hence Comes the Healer
When Jesus began his public ministry in Galilee around the age of thirty, the thing that drew the crowds and spread his fame was that he was a heale…
4 years, 6 months ago
Epiphany: Depart From Me
"Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self. This is the man that I want myself to be but who cannot exist, because God does no…
4 years, 7 months ago
Epiphany: Hometown Jesus
Jesus was rejected in his hometown. What are we to think of the people of Nazareth? Were they just more dull-witted or hard-hearted than the people …
4 years, 7 months ago
Epiphany: Vintage Christianity
My life has become so intertwined with the story of the Wedding Feast at Cana that it has become the primary way that I tell my born again again sto…
4 years, 7 months ago
Epiphany: Water and Flame
The spiritual genius of the lectionary is on display when the water and flame poem of Isaiah 43 in the Old Testament is connected with Luke’s accoun…
4 years, 7 months ago
Christmas 2021: The Rising Star
The star of Bethlehem is not to be found in a re-creation of ancient astronomy. The star of Bethlehem is the "more sure word of prophecy" that rises…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Season Of Advent: Where the Word Enters the World
Christ is not just born in the beautiful places of our lives, as if we live in the idyllic bubble of a snow globe. Christ is also born in the war-to…
4 years, 8 months ago
A World Full of Blessings
Our secular age doesn’t make much room for a world filled with blessings. Our age is one that wants to reduce everything down to cold sterile mechan…
5 years ago