The heart of the gospel message, and the heart of the Easter proclamation is that God is fully and faithfully present to us. Beyond egg hunts and new clothes is the most startling and amazing truth. On Easter Sunday, Christians shout: He is risen! He is risen indeed! Those word announce that Jesus Christ has […]
Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. I am reminded again, just as I am at Christmas, about the priority of Jesus for the Christian faith, and for my life. Here is how the Apostle Paul put it in one of the earliest faith convictions: 1 Corinthians 15: Brothers and sisters, I want […]
Its the season of Advent—anticipating the celebration of Christmas. For a few short weeks each year, we try to be nicer people. This Christmas spirit of giving mirrors the grand Christmas story: to us a child is born, to us a son is given; for God so loved the world that he gave his son; […]
The heart of the gospel message, and the heart of the Easter proclamation is that God is fully and faithfully present to us. Beyond egg hunts and new clothes is the most startling and amazing truth. On Easter Sunday, Christians shout: He is risen! He is risen indeed! Those word announce that Jesus Christ has […]
Babies are a threat. Any parent knows that. My kids came along two decades ago and turned my world upside down. They still do. I never knew how much love, fear, anger, sadness or joy that I could experience as a parent. The fact that these emotions come from little bundles of flesh is quite […]