Connections 04.09.2023: “Who Are You Looking For?”

If the question of Palm Sunday—“Who is this?”—is a good one, the question of Easter may be a better one.

Catching a Glimpse

The first Christmas comes and goes, and most people don’t notice. Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and a few others catch a glimpse of what is happening, but they’re just a handful.

Connections 09.11.2022: About Us, or For Us?

One of the wonderful things about Jesus’ parables is the way we can find ourselves in them. When Jesus tells a story about a prodigal child, or a faithful servant, or a lost sheep, we can take encouragement from the ways Jesus shows his real-life love.

Formations 04.11.2021: Who We’re Looking For

It used to bother me that, so many times in the Gospels’ Easter stories, Jesus’ followers don’t recognize him after the resurrection. To be honest, I suppose that still bothers me.

Connections 06.14.2020: Hope for Tomorrow, Love for Today

The entire New Testament is about living in the in-between. It’s about more than that, but it’s definitely about that.