Read John 1: 1-14 here. Merry Christmas! Today is the day we celebrate the birth of our King, Jesus Christ. Today is the day when the past four weeks of anticipation – the last four … Read More
2022 Advent IV
Read Matthew 1: 18-25 here. Read Isaiah 7: 1-17 here. Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. Which means (obviously) that Christmas is right around the corner – this year, it’s one week away. Oftentimes, … Read More
2022 Advent III
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient … Read More
2022 Advent 1
Read Romans 13:8-14 here. Read Isaiah 2: 1-5 here. Today is the first Sunday of Advent. As I’m sure most of you know, Advent is the season leading up to Christmas, marked by the four … Read More
Colossians 3:12-17
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