It’s been a strange winter in Colorado this year. Very little snow, only one weekend of ‘deep freeze’, and things are already blooming. Seriously. Although I am not a huge fan of the deep cold, it has been very odd. In some ways, its almost as if we were short-changed. Nice weather (above 40 degrees)… Continue reading Easter is Everywhere
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The Power Dynamics of Jesus
When I was in seminary, one of the things we learned in studying the gospels was that Mark had a way of putting two seemingly different scenarios in his stories, divided almost like a sandwich. He would introduce a story or setting, give you some details, then switch to a completely different thing going on.… Continue reading The Power Dynamics of Jesus
Mary’s Magnificat
Seven years after the loss of a 25 year marriage, reflections on not feeling like celebrating Christmas, and holding onto faith in the midst. How this can help us understand Mary’s Magnificat in a new way
No Kings?
This morning I was reading again in 1 Kings and was struck by something I hadn’t remembered. In the later years of Solomon’s reign, he did all sorts of things that were not ok. He went back to Egypt, he gathered chariots and horses, he had a ton of wives. Not only that, he built… Continue reading No Kings?
A prayer for heavy hearts this week
I don’t watch the news much, so I wasn’t aware of the recent events until Thursday: The shooting of a political activist in Utah, the stabbing of a Ukranian refugee on a train in Charlotte, and the school shooting just an hour away from where I live. Needless to say, I’ve been catching up and… Continue reading A prayer for heavy hearts this week
The question of Abraham
I was reading in Genesis 14 not too long ago – a story of early tribal warfare, if you will – where a bunch of kings teamed up together, fought and plundered some other kings, and essentially took Lot and all his household and animals with them. Abram did what would have been expected of… Continue reading The question of Abraham
A mountain of concern
“Why are you here?” This is the question the Lord asks Elijah as he was running away to save his life. After all, he had just ticked off the queen by killing all the prophets of Baal, so of course he was on her hit list. “Why are you here?” As if God doesn’t know?… Continue reading A mountain of concern
Just a pawn on a chess board
I’ve been reading through the books of Samuel again lately, and one character in a particular story stuck out to me today. It’s Michal, daugher of Saul. Specifically how the story says she sees David, her husband, dancing as he is bringing the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem – and essenially calls him… Continue reading Just a pawn on a chess board
“But I’m not used to that…”
The story of David and Goliath is a well known one, whether or not you were raised in church. It’s the classic underdog wins over the big guy, a small farm team beats the favored one with all the financial backing, the scrappy inner city kid wins out over the trust fund baby. It’s a… Continue reading “But I’m not used to that…”
When Chanukah overlaps Christmas
I got a text from a friend recently who was reading the Christmas story to her granddaughter from the Bible. After she was finished, the little girl asked where the stories of little girls were? Insightful. We can explain it away as adults, but its a real question for a little girl. At a Christmas… Continue reading When Chanukah overlaps Christmas
Finding the Life 