Isaiah 52:7-10
Christmas Day A
[…] a Savior who would rescue God’s adopted sons and daughters from our sins. Yet the situation of some of God’s children today is little better, even on Christmas morning, 2016. People have wrapped some of us in the chains of oppression. Poverty, neglect and racial prejudice have also tried to claim some of us […]
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Advent 1B
[…] James, and John saw the truly blinding nature of Christ’s glory as it shone from the face of the glorified Jesus. All of that has Advent and Christmas resonances for certain. But one suspects that another reason for connecting Psalm 80 to Advent is from what we read in verses 17 and 18 where […]
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Advent 2B
[…] text for the second Sunday of Advent is a vivid reminder that Advent is not only about the coming of the “tender and mild” baby Jesus at Christmas, but also about the Coming of God in the terrifying Day of the Lord. Frankly, no one really wants to think about that Day, especially during […]
Psalm 126
Advent 3B
[…] joy, joy; “songs of joy” three times and “we are filled with joy” in the theme verse (verse 3). This is appropriate. As we get closer to Christmas, the church’s mood should rise. After all, we are about to sing, “Joy to the World, the Lord is come.” What a surprise, then, that verse […]
Mark 1:1-8
Advent 2B
[…] on, Mark, go back, get back to angels and shepherds and stars and stables and mangers and all that good stuff. This is Advent not Epiphany. It’s Christmas, for pete’s sake, and the last place we want to be in December is in the middle of some dry, dusty wilderness where someone is screaming […]
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