Dec 26, 2016
As children, we can be scared of what hides in the darkness. As we grow, we befriend darkness - especially when it provides cover to the less desirable parts of our lives. The "deep darkness" that Isaiah presents is something different. Darkness can take on the power to steal our hope and fill us with fear. Only one...
Dec 19, 2016
Family trees tell us about our roots. Hear about the family tree of Jesus, and how the birth of Jesus fulfilled the scriptures. We often think of the birth of Jesus as being a perfect story of love in peace. But today we hear a different story through the writer of Matthew’s gospel. Listen and hear of a young couple...
Dec 12, 2016
A quick perusal of the daily news will make the most optimistic person wonder whether the world is descending into deep darkness. For those of us who look to Jesus as the Messiah, it is easy to question whether we have hitched our wagon to the right Messiah. It was true for John the Baptist as he sat in prison and asked...
Dec 5, 2016
Rev. Dr. Robin Brown, Associate Director for Congregational Support with ELCA World Hunger, shares a bit with us about her favorite symbol of Advent – a stump. She also brings greetings and thanks from ELCA World Hunger for your support through the Open Arms campaign, and tells us how those funds are helping people in...
Nov 28, 2016
The church season of Advent begins this week. It is a time of preparing for the coming of Christ. Our Gospel text tells us of the second coming of Christ. We don’t know when this will be, but we know it will be sudden and unexpected. So what do we do in the meantime? How is God at work, and what are we to be about in...