Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 (NRSVue) You can’t find Bethlehem or tell the Christmas story without the angels. Angels appeared three times to Joseph—giving guidance, direction, and protection to the holy family’s harrowing journey to Bethlehem. The...

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 (NRSVue) Bible commentators over the years have described this first chapter of Ephesians in various ways, as a: gateway, golden chain, kaleidoscope, snowball, racehorse, an operatic overture, and a flight of an...

Scripture: John 6:25-35 (NRSVue) One America’s worst famines is the poverty of attention. We’re distracted with our phones and crazy schedules. We live in an attention deficit culture. As a result, we feel starved for...

Scripture: John 6:1-14 (NRSVue) Five thousand hungry people were looking expectantly at Jesus. Jesus then looks at his disciples and says, “you give them something to eat.” The disciples frantically scraped around for food and...

All Saints’ Day 2023 Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17 (NRSVue) Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is going on now and is celebrated throughout Mexico, but also in Tucson and other places. It’s similar to...

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39 (NRSVue) Romans 8 concludes with Paul’s rapturous sense of confidence and assurance of God’s love, even in the midst of hardship. N.T. Wright writes in Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep...