Easter Images in Advent
Third Sunday of Advent, Year A, RCL Isaiah 35:1-10, Canticle 15, James 5:7-10, Matthew 11:2-11 This is a story of two mothers, one old...
Bear Fruit Worthy of Repentance
Second Sunday of Advent, Year A, RCL Matthew 3:1-12 “There was a story in my Sunday School lesson text,” Jimmy Carter says in his book...
The Mantra of the Desert
Second Sunday of Advent, Year C, RCL, Baruch 5:1-9, Philippians 1:3-11, Luke 3:1-6, Canticle 16 “Prepare the way of the Lord,” is what...
Somewhere in the Future
The First Sunday of Advent Year C, RCL Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Luke 21:25-36, Psalm 25:1-9 Advent is rather...
Waiting for Signs of God’s Favor
Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B RCL 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Canticle 15; Luke 1:26-38 An angel suddenly appears in the room with Mary. Mary...
Expectant Waiting
Second Sunday of Advent, Year B RCL Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 I arrive at the water’s edge after a day’s walk. In...
Crossroads of Faith
Third Sunday of Advent, Year A, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:2-11 John says, “Are you the one to come or are we to wait for another?” How...
Faith: Wild and Uncultivated
Second Sunday of Advent, Year A, Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness. That is a wild or uncultivated place. We...
Be Watchful and Ready
First Sunday of Advent, Year A, Matthew 24:36-44 Many of us are probably getting tired of hearing about the end times. Today we start a...
