Monthly Archives: December 2022

The Naming of Jesus Luke 2:15-21 “What happened to the name Immanuel?”The most precocious student in my classreminded me of the passage from Isaiahthat we studied just two weeks beforeon the fourth and final Sunday of Advent.She opened her Bible … Continue reading →

We All Start at Zero Luke 2:1-14 The practiced hands of the good-humored doctorpull the infant out of the warm duskinessof an amniotic ocean into the unfamiliar glareof delivery room lights. It is a rough business,coming into the world, but … Continue reading →

Turning the Blank Pages Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 It was all good for the first three and a half minutes.He led the orchestral intro from the bench,waving his arms and bobbing his headwhile I turned the pages.No one was paying attention … Continue reading →

Our Responsibility Psalm 146:4-9 The Lord created the heaven and earth.He created the seas, and all that is in them. Man had nothing to do with this. The Lord gives justice to the oppressed,sets the prisoners free,opens the eyes of … Continue reading →