Christmas Day (Year 2, NL)
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A shower in the desert
At a migrant shelter in Tijuana, I met a woman who was about to give birth.
Mary, Joseph, and a tea vendor named Sami
In Luke’s Advent story, Bethlehem’s economy is central—and it looks a lot like Bethlehem’s economy today.
An ordinary Epiphany (Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12)
The glorious and impressive features are only half of the story.
January 6, Epiphany (Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12)
Theology is not popularly understood to be a landscape where dreams are welcome.
Can H. L. Hix improve on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
An odd, charming gospel account that draws from dozens of sources
Magi on camels? Seriously? (Matthew 2:1-12)
It’s all too much like a fairy tale.
Endless Advent (Luke 2:1-20; Nativity of the Lord)
And how will we know it’s Christmas?
January 3, Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12)
Epiphany is the ultimate bad-guy story.
Gifts we bring (Matthew 2:1-12)
Epiphanies come to us in all shapes and sizes.
A long way to go (Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20)
Our happiness is incomplete.
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord (Matthew 2:1–12)
Genealogies suggest a beautiful inevitability even amid political impossibility.
December 24 and 25, Nativity (Isaiah 9:2–7; Luke 2:1–20)
Preachers who value their pulpit would be wise to avoid Isaiah 9 this Christmas Eve.