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  • Mary (Dec. 15, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 1:38 Mary The thing about the Mary story that really blows me away is trying to understand the faith of a fifteen year who says, “may it be to me as you have said.”  These might be greatest words of faith ever spoken by a human being (and will be echoed thirty some…

  • Caesar (Dec. 14, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 2:1-3 Caesar There is a lot of hustling around during Advent/Christmas seasons.  As if there weren’t already enough daily stresses to keep the blood pressure elevated, this time of year can exacerbate an already chronic problem.  Who worries more, the poor or the wealthy?  Maybe they worry the same amount but just about…

  • Herod (Dec. 12, 2024)

    Scripture: Matthew 2:16-18 Herod Herod was mean, murderously mean. People who are mean are usually hurt (scarred) or afraid (scared). Power in any world or time is not an easy thing to hang on to because there are always those willing to take it away. History is full of examples of those in power doing…

  • Nazareth (Dec. 9, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 2:2, Matthew 2:23 Nazareth      Every country and region has charming, small towns.  Nazareth was not one of them.  Nazareth was small but apparently there was nothing about Nazareth reputed to be charming.  Somehow little Nazareth had developed a national reputation as being a small, backward spot people were sorry there was…

  • The Angel Gabriel (Dec. 8, 2024)

    SCRIPTURE:  Luke  1:26-28  GABRIEL       Gabriel is one of only two angels mentioned by name in the scripture (the other is Michael).  The name means literally, “God is my hero” and the angel’s job was to take the hero’s messages wherever he was told to do so.  Gabriel appears to be one of the…