We don’t see everything clearly yet. The brokenness of the world reminds us the story isn’t finished.
December 24
This message will, I expect, arrive in your inbox on Christmas Eve or the day before. How are you doing in these not-yet-Christmas days? It can be an overfull season, can’t it? But not always. Sometimes it can feel not really very full at all. We can say (and truly believe) we want a more simple season. But […]
The Baby In A Manger
In Luke 2, we have the biggest announcement ever, of all time . . . The baby, the swaddling cloths, and the manger: It’s royalty in a trough.
December 17
I received a gift bag today. Everything inside was made for me, in someone’s kitchen, not at a store, not at a warehouse bakery, not even at Sluys here in Poulsbo. Made by hand with carefully selected fresh ingredients and a plan for each piece to work with one another for maximum delight. Delight for the eye, for […]
Jesus Was Born
In Luke 2, we have the biggest announcement ever, of all time . . . The Son of God was born a man to be our Savior, Christ and Lord.
December 10
He was in the beginning with God. John 1.2 What happened in the beginning? I remember arguing with my big sister when I was in first grade about when the beginning of the year was. In my 6-year-old wisdom, I was certain “the year” started in September when I started first grade. I was, in my defense, not entirely […]
Best News Ever!
In Luke 2, we have the biggest announcement ever, of all time made by angels, to shepherds, about Jesus.
December 3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1.1 In the beginning … The first church I attended back in 1992 is in Omaha, Nebraska. The more intimate chapel where the earliest smaller service was held had a beautiful wooden podium. The front of the podium was made of […]