A Story for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:14-20 I was reminded of this journey as I made my way home from O’Hare Airport in snow and rush hour traffic the other night. It was a hard drive but didn’t begin to compare to one I took many years ago when I was serving …
Category: Lectionary
It Seems Like It Should Be So Simple…. So Why Isn’t It?
Looking Ahead to the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany: Some thoughts on Philip, Nathanael, Jesus, my hairdresser, and invitations… “And Philip said to Nathanael, “Come and see.” (John 1:43-51) Who knew it could be that easy? I got a glimpse of what that can look like in the middle of my life yesterday…. I was sitting …
Out of Step
“Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” (Matthew 2:11) It was a tradition in our home — one begun and perpetuated by my mother — that the celebration of Christmas wouldn’t end until the last day of Christmas had come and gone. And so it was that we could …
Pay Attention!
Mark 1:4-11 Pay Attention! When I wrote in this space on Christmas Eve I spoke of my morning walk that day. I told you then that my Monday-Friday wake-up time had me awake anyway that Saturday morning so I took my usual walk in spite of hoping I might sleep in a little. To tell you …
Thoughts on Simeon
“Master, you are dismissing your servant in peace, for my eyes have seen your salvation…” (Simeon, Luke 2: 29-30) A friend posted on Facebook a photograph of five generations in her family, ranging from her grandmother down to her grandchild and I wondered at the scope of human history and experience represented in the generations …
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Luke 2:1-20 “O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see the lie…” (Philip Brooks, 1868) I took my usual walk this morning. I hadn’t intended to, hoping to sleep in a while before getting started on a busy day, but my Monday-Friday internal clock got the better of me and so I got up …
A Story for Christmas Eve
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me: he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of …