Christmas Day (Year 4, NL)
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Hospitality at the stable (Luke 2:1-14)
What if we imagined the innkeeper as good?
December 24 and 25, Nativity (Luke 2:1-20)
When does tonight become tomorrow? Is it the first glint of daybreak? The first breath of the baby?
Microbes in the manger
God is humbly present in every living creature. Maybe closer than we’ve imagined.
The light of hope for refugees (Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20)
Mary and Joseph must have felt dejected and homeless.
December 24/25, Nativity of the Lord (Isaiah 9:2–7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11–14; Luke 2:1–20)
The God of exiles, refugees, and migrants still shines light amid today’s present darkness.
Mary’s special child and mine
I probably shouldn’t treat my own son like he’s the Messiah. Imagine the pressure.
Punctuating the good news (Luke 2:8-20)
Are the angels talking about certain people? Or all people?
December 24 & 25, Nativity (Luke 2:1-20)
God’s faithfulness shows up with wonder and surprise in a weary and heavy-laden world.
A shower in the desert
At a migrant shelter in Tijuana, I met a woman who was about to give birth.