The incarnation teaches us what love means.
Tag: Advent
Advent 2014
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 2014
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...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: In the beginning was the Word…
This is the first 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 into...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (6)
This is the sixth in a series of Advent reflections on Luke 3:7-18. As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (5)
This is the fifth in a series of Advent reflections on Luke 3:7-18. As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (3)
This is the third in a series of Advent reflections on Luke 3:7-18. I used to commute to Chicago every week for seminary. I rarely needed to go down to the “miracle mile” on Michigan Avenue, but every time I...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (2)
Have you ever seen one of those sidewalk preachers?
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (1)
The Kingdom of God is near.
