The Magi: seeking the beloved

Saturday, January 6, 2018

How dear to me is your dwelling, O LORD of hosts!* My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. Psalm 84:1 How many of us are doing now what we thought we would be doing when we thought about that as...

Epiphany Gifts

Friday, January 5, 2018

Today is the feast of the Epiphany, a day that celebrates the visitation of the wise men, or Magi, bearing gifts to the Christ child. It is also the beginning of a new liturgical season, one marked by a search for new epiphanies or insights that help us on our...

He stinketh

Thursday, January 4, 2018

AM Psalm 2, 110:1-5(6,7) Joshua 2:2-9; Eph. 6:10-20; John 11:17-27,38-44 Eve of Epiphany: PM Psalm 29, 98 Isa. 66: 18-23; Rom. 15:7-13   As much as I love the NRSV translation of the Bible, the story of Lazarus is one of those stories where I truly miss the King...

God’s Works Revealed in Us

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

John 9:1-12, 35-38 When I was young I was out fishing along the Snake River in Wyoming.  The river was in flood, so I wasn’t catching much of anything, but the day was a perfect embrace of lush smells, beautiful sights, and warmth.  Suddenly I felt a little...

Becoming shrewd readers and good listeners

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Back when I was young, full of spit and fury, I relished the New Testament book of James. It is so didactic and ethical and uncompromising, and I loved it the way I might have loved a fist-in-the-air protest speech. Still today, there is much I find engaging in James’...

My Beloved Children

Monday, January 1, 2018

My Beloved Children,   I know many of you are busy making resolutions now. New ways to be happier and healthier. New ways to be more creative. Inspiration is all around if you’re looking to change your life, Or just to make it more exciting. Or perhaps simpler....