Sunday’s Coming

Deuteronomy offers instructions for what to do after not 40 days but 40 years of wandering.

It’s easy to read this passage and assume it has nothing to do with us.

The story of Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai should be paired with the story before it.

To preach on only a portion of this passage is to do it a disservice.

Trees symbolize a holy channel that faithfully stewards the power of God into the world.

Let’s see how they measure up to Indeed.com’s suggestions.

Jesus refuses at every turn to do something important, the things his neighbors thought he should do when he grew up.

This isn't the day we envisioned, but it is holy because God is in it.

Any conversation about salvation should include both an eschatological aspect and one that is relevant to our lives here and now.

Our baptismal covenant is a beginning, not an ending.

The glorious and impressive features are only half of the story.

Sometimes someone else has to start singing before we can.

There’s a lot of a certain sort of pleasure pursued around Christmas.

God the Son is committed to gladly and freely doing the Father’s will.

It’s hard to take Paul’s admonition seriously these days.

Advent is also about our own coming and going, the ways we embody the reconstructive ways of the Lord.

Advent must respond in some consequential way to the widening uncertainty of the living of our days.

This John text causes us to directly contemplate the nature of Jesus’ truth claims.

Not all who struggle with infertility have their prayers answered.

It often works pretty well for us.