Tag: Incarnation

  • Love From the Beginning — a Gift of Grace and Truth

    Love From the Beginning — a Gift of Grace and Truth

    The prologue to John reminds us of the eternal nature of God and the particular joy of the Incarnation gives us everlasting comfort and joy.

  • Between Advent 1 + 2 (Year C)

    Between Advent 1 + 2 (Year C)

    As we move into Advent 2, our focus shifts to John the Baptist, which puts us into the strange place of skipping ahead a bit.

  • Who We Are—for Epiphany 1B

    Who We Are—for Epiphany 1B

    In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited to look beyond the origin story of Jesus and to the work he is called to do in the world.

  • With us—when God joins us here

    With us—when God joins us here

    In Christmas, we celebrate the incarnation of Christ. What that means to us, however, requires us to think about our world.

  • Between Advent 1 and 2 (Year B)

    Between Advent 1 and 2 (Year B)

    The turn from Advent 1 to 2 is the reset to the beginning from the end. An action that reminds us of more than the coming Christ child.

  • Grace and Truth

    Grace and Truth

    In reading the opening of the gospel of John on Christmas Day, we get a better sense of God’s vision for creation.

  • The Longest Night

    The Longest Night

    The Christmas story, of the birth of Jesus, we are offered a vision of hope for all, but especially for those in need.

  • The Word became flesh

    The Word became flesh

    In “the Word became flesh,” we are offered a truth claim that speaks, not only to the nature of Jesus, but of God.