Obedience
Luke 1:26-38 (NRSVUE) 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin...
Trust Mystery, Trust God
Isaiah the prophet says: "Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the...
Nice Outfit, John!
Mark 1:1-8 (NIV) The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah: the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will...
Who Started It!
Isaiah 64:1-9 64 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— 2 as when...
Joy, Misery, or Both?
This blog, the first of weekly ones I hope to write, is drawn from the Sunday lectionary for November 26. It is a reflection about sheep...
Listening While Whistling a Tune
Image from latest issue of Thema: for the spiritually curious, free e-journal from West Virginia Institute for Spirituality During my...