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Advent 22: Friends
“What do we do? How can we help?” When we have friends who are in the middle of pain and suffering, when we have friends who have no way to get to Jesus for healing because of the crowds, what … Continue reading
Advent 19: Spectators
A shore can make a great amphitheater. Not the kind of shore that is sand for a thousand feet, not a beach, but a shore. Kind of rocky, a hill creating a bowl, that kind of shore. And so, with … Continue reading
Advent 18: Away
It’s okay to hide. Sometimes, anyway. We looked at some people searching for Jesus yesterday. He had spent the night healing people, whatever illness they brought to him. When day came, he left for a secluded place. He needed some … Continue reading
Advent 17: Focus
Jesus had boundaries. He had never read the book, “Boundaries”, not having created the authors of that book yet. However, he knew that doing everything and being always with everyone was outside his reason for being. So he went away. … Continue reading
Advent 16: Authority
I am aware of the dangers of authority, or perhaps more accurately, of authoritarianism. There is a tremendous danger in rigidity, in rejection of individuality, in rampant conformity. Religion is frequently associated with authoritarianism. When we read in Luke 4 … Continue reading
Advent 15: The familiar
For the past couple weeks, we’ve been talking about the people who expected someone. After all, that’s kind of the theme of advent: people expecting a deliverer, people expecting the return of a deliverer. But it’s impossible to skip over … Continue reading
Advent 12: Poor
I could, I know, talk about how Jesus was tempted. If we were working straight through the book of Luke, we would have to. There was some anticipation there, though I think that the anticipation was mostly on Jesus’ part. … Continue reading
Advent 10: Missing Children
We’ve had moments when we have wondered where our children are. Once, when Andrew was 6 or 7, we spent what seemed like hours searching for him at a theme park. But three days? I’m guessing that we would be … Continue reading
Advent 8: Consolation
Q: Who needs consolation? A: Those who have lost hope. Simeon was a man looking for consolation. Not for himself, but for Israel. He lived among people who had had everything. They had kings, a temple, armies, God. They were … Continue reading
Jesus had a sense of humor
(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) Jon and I discussed that today is April Fool’s Day. How does that relate to following Jesus? Simply this – Jesus had a sense of humor! He was as much a human as … Continue reading
