I recently read an article asking what does it mean to “make straight in the desert a highway for our Lord.” ( Isaiah 40:3). I first wondered what the original hebrew word for highway was uttered by old Isaiah — surely they didn’t have highways 3000 years ago, but probably I’m just being picky. My…
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Advent 4
To “Begin Again” in Advent implies change, and change is not easy. But Advent is also a time of preparation for the coming of Christ to aid us in that change. Whatever your faith consider this time of Advent as a time of preparation for change. In our preparatory work it is useful to consider…
Advent 3
Advent is also a perfect time to “begin again” our relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. In recognizing that God loves us unconditionally, we also must acknowledge that God loves everyone else in the same way — unconditionally. This is a hard pill to swallow at times. How can God love someone who drives us…
Advent 2
For it was you who formed my inward parts: you knit me together in my mother’s womb. — Psalm 139:13 Yesterday we began with the thought — “Who am I?” In my case, I was not only knit together in my mother’s womb, I was also knit together again by gifted surgeons, with God guiding their hands,…
Advent 1
I will continue our series on reconciliation after Advent. It got interrupted by my travels to Texas for Thanksgiving, but it was well received and got us thinking. I found of interest as the verdict in Ferguson drew national attention that the word “reconciliation” was thrown around a lot. But it is Advent and it…