• Joy

    Joy

    Episode 9 December 9, 2021

  • The Good News John brings

    The Good News John brings

    John tells them they must not rely on their lineage to define their relationship with God, but act like children of God.

  • Joy – something better than happy

    Joy – something better than happy

    We take the word joy as a synonym for happy. Something we are, rather than a momentary emotion. The distinction can help lead to both.

  • The Ridiculous Problem with Christmas Tree Toppers

    The Ridiculous Problem with Christmas Tree Toppers

    Christmas trees topped with glowing stars are beautiful. There is no doubt why we do it. How we do it, on the other hand…

  • Living into the consequence of living

    Living into the consequence of living

    In the John the Baptizer, we encounter the very revelation of God. An encounter we have to recognize is also with us.

  • When reality isn’t extreme

    When reality isn’t extreme

    Most of the time the stuff we’re arguing about really is what we’re arguing about. It’s easy to play it out, to slide down that slippery slope, take it all the way to the inevitable conclusion. And stake a claim out there. For them. That what they’re saying is so unbelievably ridiculous. To assume we…

  • Playing with Presentation

    Playing with Presentation

    Sometimes I like to play with the look of this website. Often it is because I’ve gotten bored or I’ve seen something I like somewhere else. And sometimes it isn’t about my site, my vision, or my expectations. I sometimes get the desire to change things up because something in the world changes and I…

  • Advent

    Advent

    Episode 8 December 2, 2021