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Jews and Christians have this in common: Both await a glorious future with the coming of God’s Messiah. In Psalm 35 we get the good news that when that Messiah comes...
Read MoreA wild man in the wilderness probably does not come to mind for most of us when we think of preparing for Christmas. In the midst of hanging twinkling lights and...
Read MoreJohn the Baptist’s words in verse 7 strike out at the Pharisees and Sadducees of Matthew’s story with a quickness and venom fitting the snake imagery. Given only the scant background...
Read MoreWelcome can feel like a familiar and comforting word. It appears on airport signs and doormats. We hang it on our walls and read it on websites. “Welcome home!” “We welcome...
Read MoreDo God’s promises offer lessons, or limits? The audience for this Romans passage, the early Christian community in Rome, is caught up in questions of identity and belonging; those from the...
Read MoreAlthough summer may seem like a distant memory and spring like a far-off promise during these early days of December in the global North, few things draw the mind as quickly...
Read MoreImagine an ideal political leader or Supreme Court justice. What skills would he or she possess? What characteristics might be her trademarks? What might he wear? A belt of righteousness or...
Read MoreDo not let babies play with venomous snakes. It does not take parenting books, care guidelines, or child protection policies to teach us that; the thought of a chubby infant arm...
Read MoreThere is a popular bumper sticker I see often in the San Francisco Bay Area, “Jesus is coming. Look busy.” I imagine many people put this sticker on their car to...
Read MoreThere is a woman named Betty who prays for peace every Sunday. She has been doing this for as long as I have known her, and certainly since the wars in...
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