Advent 2B2023 Mark 1:1-8 The first verse of Mark’s gospel states: The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Of course, because this is one of the gospels from the Bible, it makes complete sense …
Advent 1B2023 Isaiah 64:1-9, Mark 13:24-37 Here they are, the people of Israel, after the Babylonian Exile, towards the end of Old Testament history. They are back in Jerusalem after decades of slavery, religious and cultural desolation, and despair. All …
Advent 3A2022 Matthew 11:2-11 A few months after I bought my house near downtown Phoenix, I excitedly poured over the University of Arizona extension office planting guide to discover what vegetables I could seed in what seasons. With the help …
Advent 2A2022 Matthew 3:1-9 On Friday morning, I curled up on my couch with my laptop in my lap, wrapped in a blanket, shivering. After spending all day Thursday flat on my back with a horribly sore throat and brain …
Advent 1A2022 Matthew 24:36-44, Isaiah 2:1-5 Jesus sits outside the temple in Jerusalem with his disciples and teaches them about the destruction of the temple which would happen in 70 of the common era, about what would happen to them …