John 1
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Between Epiphany 1 + 2 (Year C)
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3 min read
The awkward experience of realizing the “first miracle” of Jesus isn’t the first or most important thing Jesus did after his baptism.
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Between Advent 2 and 3 (Year B)
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2 min read
In Advent 3B, our attention stays on John the Baptist, but moves to the gospel of John. Here’s a bit of the context for us.
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The Invitation
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6 min read
There’s a part in every story when the hero is invited to do something ridiculous. Something beyond his comprehension or her ability to see. It’s usually something that, if they knew how it all would play out, they’d probably just say, “You know what? I think I’ll pass.” 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany | John…
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And Darkness Did Not Overcome It
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5 min read
In the beginning was the Word When we read these words on Christmas morning, they feel like a counter to the words we hear the evening before. We gather on Christmas Eve and hear the birth story from Luke, with its familiar moments of a baby born, swaddled, and laid down for bed in a…
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Jesus and the Heart of the Matter
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6 min read
The power of the Christmas story can be seen in what it drives us to do, where it drives us to go, who it drives us to become. The Inbreaking GOD and the hope of the world Christmas Day | John 1:1-14 [bctt tweet=”For the light is not alone, the light is not a…
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The Storm
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2 min read
The enemy isn’t out there. And I don’t think the enemy is in here. {points to chest} The enemy is the darkness. The evil that overcomes humanity and subsumes our will. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness,…