So today is the last Sunday before the New Year. And we sit at the threshold of 2022, probably hoping that the next year is a good deal better than the last one. But having … Read More
Advent IV – Micah 5:1-4
Today is the fourth Sunday in Advent. This Friday is Christmas Eve, which means (as is obvious) that Christmas is imminent. Over the past several Sundays of Advent, we’ve been looking at scripture passages as … Read More
Advent III – Isaiah 12:1-6
Our passage today is from the lectionary for the third Sunday of Advent. We are reading from Isaiah 12:1-6. 12:1 In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me,your … Read More
Advent I – Jeremiah 33:14-16
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent, as you probably know, is that season of the year leading up to Christmas. We celebrate or observe Advent from the fourth Sunday before Christmas. It’s a … Read More
Advent IV (2020)
Read the passage here. Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. And I trust that everyone’s Christmas preparations, both practical and spiritual, are going well. Thus far in our Advent series, we have been following … Read More
Advent III (2020)
Read the passage here. Two thousand years ago, the people of Israel had been living under Roman rule. In many ways, this was better than when they lived under the Babylonians or the Assyrians. They … Read More
Advent I (2020)
Read the passage here. Today is the first Sunday of Advent. As you all know, Advent is that season before Christmas. It begins today, four Sundays before Christmas. Advent has both an element of remembrance … Read More
First Sunday After Christmas
Read the passage here. New Year’s – or generally, the beginning of the calendar year – is a strange time. People are full of optimism, making resolutions on how they are going to make this … Read More
Advent III
Read the passage here. Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Last week, we looked at the New Testament passage from the Revised Common Lectionary, from Romans 15. And we talked about the notion that … Read More
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