Getting Better & Better: A Book Review — In the Heart of the Dark Wood

December 16, 2014 By

Well. If you would like to read a thoroughly captivating story and are willing to do NOTHING else for about 24 hours, have I got the book for you. This is the third in what I hope will be a … Read more...

An Advent Journey: When God Became Small — Day Nineteen

December 15, 2014 By

  Psalm 125, The Message Those who trust in God      are like Zion Mountain: Nothing can move it, a rock-solid mountain   you can always depend on. Mountains encircle Jerusalem,   … Read more...

And Advent Journey: When God Became Small — Day Eighteen, Third Sunday

December 14, 2014 By

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, NRSV The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,     because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,     to bind up the brokenhearted, … Read more...

A Prayer for the Second Sunday in Advent

December 14, 2014 By

I wrote this prayer for community worship in 2009. And then I folded it into a small, home-copied book of community prayers that I gave as gifts to the members of our congregation when I retired at … Read more...

An Advent Journey: When God Became Small — Day Seventeen

December 13, 2014 By

Habakkuk 3:13-19, NRSV  You came forth to save your people,     to save your anointed. You crushed the head of the wicked house,     laying it bare from foundation to roof. Selah You … Read more...

An Advent Journey: When God Became Small — Day Sixteen

December 12, 2014 By

Psalm 126, NRSV When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,     we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter,     and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was … Read more...

An Advent Journey: When God Became Small — Day Fifteen

December 11, 2014 By

Philippians 3:7-11, The Message The very credentials these people are waving around as something special, I’m tearing up and throwing out with the trash—along with everything else I used to take … Read more...

An Advent Journey: When God Became Small — Day Fourteen

December 10, 2014 By

Luke 1:5-17, The Message During the rule of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest assigned service in the regiment of Abijah. His name was Zachariah. His wife was descended from the daughters of … Read more...

An Advent Journey: When God Became Small — Day Thirteen

December 9, 2014 By

Isaiah 4:2-6, the Message And that’s when God’s Branch will sprout green and lush. The produce of the country will give Israel’s survivors something to be proud of again. Oh, they’ll hold their … Read more...

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