Dec 21, 2020 | Word Among Us
4TH WEEK OF ADVENT Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste. When you’re watching a movie made by a skilled director, you can tell that there’s an intelligent hand behind the scenes. The story seems to flow naturally. And if you’re a...
Dec 19, 2020 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT Your prayer has been heard. American baseball player Yogi Berra once described back-to-back astounding plays as “déjà vu all over again.” Extraordinary, astonishing, and repeated—that sounds like today’s Gospel (Luke 1:5-25)! At least...
Dec 18, 2020 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. Dreams can be happy, scary, or strange—if we can even remember them! Because dreams often don’t make sense, it’s no surprise that most of us don’t take them seriously, much less make...
Dec 17, 2020 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT The genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. A family of liars, adulterers, murderers, fornicators, connivers, and blasphemers. What a miserable lot! And yet the most famous member of this family tree isn’t...
Dec 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
3RD WEEK OF ADVENT Blessed is the one who takes no offense at me. Admittedly, it can be hard to accept the unexpected. But that’s what many in Jesus’ time were asked to do. There were differing expectations about what the Messiah would be like. Would he be a...
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