The direction of God’s voice is headed toward us, reminding us of a hope that cannot be drowned. One challenge to reading the Bible is reconciling a God who regularly speaks to his people with the personal experience of rarely hearing God say anything at all. In last Sunday’s lectionary texts we looked at four Read more

And I’ve been thinking about God’s will being done. “So, what are your plans for Christmas?” We hear that question quite a bit during Advent. It’s about as common this year as “Do you think we’ll have snow?” or “Have you seen Wicked, yet?” Our family has a few traditions. Because of travel plans, we Read more

And I’ve been thinking about things going upside down. What happens when everything in your life gets turned upside down? When everything that was once comfortable and routine has become confusing and out of sorts? What do you do when all that you found stable and secure is no longer a reality? We all go Read more