Over these Sundays, I’ve been sharing with you what prophets of the Old Testament had to say about the one who was going to come. He would be the fulfillment…
In a time of darkness, light. In a time of loss, hope. In a time of sorrow, confusion, frustration, grace. Grace is the sure sign of the presence of God;…
“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming” (5:7). Easy for him to say. A sense of helplessness can make it hard to wait; so, too frustration, and…
There are mornings when I wake up about an hour before sunrise without even meaning to. Oh, I try to roll over and get back to where I was, wherever…
“All the wrongs you have done to me” (3:11). Oof. Did you pick up that God is speaking here to His own? God says He will remove. He will purify. …
I dread getting God’s Word wrong. In the interests of full disclosure, this proclaimer of God’s Word also dreads parts of God’s Word. There are parts that seem hard to…
Maybe you’ve heard the phrase “Put it in writing”? Get it in black and white: not just words in the air, but something we can hold on to, show others—a…
Perhaps there are times when it seems, feels, like my preaching gets preoccupied with fallen humanity—those are the times, I guess, when it sounds like I’m ranting, judging, condemning,…
Well, this is all pretty obscure, except we know Isaiah is talking about Jesus, five hundred years before the Christ-child’s birth. Five hundred years is a long wait. Maybe you’ve…
What a glorious, happy day that will be, when people seek out the church, seeking God and knowledge of God. Some people do just show up; they find us. This…