Newborn Beginning . . . after Caesar
An Advent prayer by Walter Brueggemann
The Christ Child is about to be born,
the one promised by the angel.
For the Time Being
I would like to invite friends and family to join me for a guided reflection on the birth narratives of
Death Knelt Before Him and Life Worshipped Him
Dear friend, since I cannot embrace you in person, please allow me to share some words from the Apostle Paul
Bach's Passion for Lent
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
One for All
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. Nor
Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of the Intellectual Life
A review of Lost in Thought by Zena Hitz
כִּֽי־טוֹבָ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה מִפְ
Too Eager to Become Babylonians
The Hebrew Bible is a mirror that can help us discern if we are faithful to God’s calling as
Book Recommendations for 2021
Books worth reading this coming year
Here are a few books that have challenged and inspired me this past year.
A Coronavirus Prayer
A prayer by Walter Brueggemann
The Giver of Bread and Fish
Walter Brueggemann
Matthew 7:7–11
We do “thoughts
Handel’s Messiah for Advent
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow
