Tag: Incarnation

  • Christmas isn’t supposed to be convenient

    Christmas isn’t supposed to be convenient

    This time of year, we can get frustrated by how inconvenient normal things become. Take the opportunity to reflect on that.

  • A Project of We

    A Project of We

    In the light of Christmas Day, we can see a different side to Christmas. The part that we play in the big Jesus Event.

  • 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.

  • Getting Picked

    Getting Picked

    In picking Mary, God shows not just who the invitation to grace is for, but how we get a similar invitation.

  • With Us

    With Us

    It is tempting to see Joseph as righteous because he “does right by Mary”. But this version misses the story’s most powerful truth.

  • Seeking Saving

    Seeking Saving

    The wise men represent the eternal human condition – looking at power for mercy rather to one another in redemptive grace. Looking for God in all the wrong places Epiphany  |  Matthew 2:1-12 Last night we took down our trees, our greens, clove oranges, and decorations. We celebrated with Christmas music and festive cheer one…

  • The Incarnation Is

    The Incarnation Is

    In Christmas, we are reminded of how God is in the world, how God is present through the Word. In the flesh and in the very fabric of the cosmos. Finding Christ is already present Christmas Day  |  John 1:1-14 The opening of John is a beautiful story of creation! As much as our Christmas…

  • More than a birth story

    More than a birth story

    Christmas isn’t merely about the birth of a baby. The baby is the revolution. And the very spirit of Christmas is a constant reminder that we are too. The baby is the revolution. Christmas Eve  |  Luke 2:1-20 When planet Krypton is exploding, Jor-El and Lara put their baby in a spaceship and send him…