December 30, 2011
“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. [...]
December 30, 2011
With each new year comes new possibilities of fresh encounters with God, deeper relationships with one another, and meaningful ministry to our neighbors. On the one hand, this never happens on accident, without intentionality. On the other hand, we cannot force such relational growth. It is God’s Spirit using God’s word that opens our hearts [...]
December 20, 2011
The supreme irony of American Christmas is that the very themes we celebrate with Christ’s coming–love, joy, peace–are the virtues most egregiously compromised this season. Many families gather only to see old bitterness emerge rather than love. The pressure to find the right gifts yields misery rather than joy. And the pace at which events, [...]
December 9, 2011
For us who call Jesus Lord, the perennial challenge of Christmastime is to unearth the profound mystery of the incarnation–God become flesh–from the heap of plastic, lights, music, and events under which it is buried. This year God has introduced me to a new backhoe that can dig through the consumeristic pile: the Sermon on [...]
