This is the fourth in a series of reflections on Matthew 1:16-25. All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall...
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Advent Reflections: Found Out
This is the third in a series of reflections on Matthew 1:16-25. …she was found to be with child. – Matthew 1:18 We don’t know how Mary was “found out.” Luke’s Gospel doesn’t help us either because there are no...
Advent Reflections: Joseph, the Husband of Mary
This is the second in a series of reflections on Matthew 1:16-25. …and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah. – Matthew 1:16 (NRSV) Joseph lived in a...
Advent Reflections: Mary, of Whom Jesus Was Born
This is the first in a series of reflections on Matthew 1:16-25. …and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah. – Matthew 1:16 (NRSV) Mary lived in a...
Advent Reflections: From Nothing…
This is the seventh in a series of reflections on John 1. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was with God in the beginning. Everything came...
Advent Reflections: On a mission…
This is the fifth in a series of reflections on John 1. A man named John was sent from God. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him everyone would believe in the light....
Advent Reflections: Finding the Light…
This is the fourth in a series of reflections on John 1. The light came to his own people, and his own people didn’t welcome him. John 1:11 (CEB) Yesterday, we were thinking about the magi and following the...
Advent Reflections: Following the Light…
This is the third in a series of reflections on John 1 (excerpted from a previous post). A man named John was sent from God. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him...
Advent Reflections: The Light Shines in the Darkness…
This is the second in a series of reflections on John 1. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light. – John 1:5 (CEB) Can there be life without light? The Word brings forth...