Christmas Love Came Down at Christmas Dear readers: This was scheduled to go out several days ago, but it didn't. Sorry for the delay. Happy epiphany! Photo by Mieke Butera* Read: John 1:14 And the Word…
Christmas In the Bleak Midwinter Read: 1 John 4:16b & 19 God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them…We love because [God] first loved us (1…
Christmas A Brave Prayer for a New Year Read: Psalm 39 Lord, let me know my end, and what is the measure of my days; let me know who fleeting my life is (Psalm 39:4, NRSV). This may…
Christmas Making Room at the Inn Read: Luke 10:25-37 But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having…
Christmas Light Dawns on a Weary World Read: Isaiah 55:12-13 and Isaiah 58:6-11 What is the point of Christianity? If you responded to this question with something along the lines of, “To go to heaven…
Christmas A Christmas Meditation on Psalm 39 This may not sound like a very “seasonal” psalm, but in fact, it is! I refer you to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol—remembering especially the part where the Ghost of…
