Advent: November 30
Most of us just want 2021 to be different from 2020. Dare we hope the Advent season can be the precursor to that change? Some of us know by experience that God’s presence is what we need.
Continue ReadingAdvent: November 29
Every year, Christians around the world gather together to celebrate the arrival of the King who came as a pauper, the God who became a man, the light of the world who dispels the darkness.
Continue ReadingAdvent Day 24: Jesus
Repeatedly throughout the Bible we see examples of the importance of names as signifiers. Whether a name serves as a testament to God, like Samuel…
Continue ReadingAdvent Day 23: Immanuel
In the first round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, at the third game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Mavericks, 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert stood in the middle of the basketball court to sing the national anthem.
Continue ReadingAdvent Day 22: Son of God
Two years after the assassination of Julius Caesar, a temple was built on the site where he was cremated and he was formally deified.
Continue ReadingAdvent Day 21: Son of Man
When Jesus talks about Himself or refers to His deeds or ministry, He refers to Himself as Son of Man more often than anything else.
Continue ReadingAdvent Day 20: Word
When John describes Jesus as the Word made human, there are a few things going on. His Greek readers may have understood that John’s use of the word Logos—Word, but also Logic—for Jesus was intended to convey that He is the source of all of creation and the source of order in the midst of chaos.
Continue ReadingAdvent Day 19: Rabbi
Jesus, this new branch growing out of the stump of David’s family, holds a distinct advantage as a rabbi over any other religious instructor of His era or any other.
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