Text: Zephaniah 3:14-20 Our third week of Advent vespers, and so our third week in this series I’ve entitled “Promissory Notes.” We’ve been returning each Wednesday night to the Hebrew bible passage from the preceding Sunday to listen more closely to the words of Israel’s prophets that are the foundational texts for how the … Continue reading Homily: Wednesday, December 16, 2009: Advent Vespers
Sermon: Sunday, December 13, 2009: Third Sunday of Advent
Texts: Zephaniah 3:14-20 • Isaiah 12:2-6 • Philippians 4:4-7 • Luke 3:7-18 Happy Hanukah! For those of you keeping track, today is the second of the eight days of Hanukah, which gets clumped together with Christmas and Kwanzaa around this time of year into a general end-of-year festival of lights cheekily called, Christmakwanzakah, which … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, December 13, 2009: Third Sunday of Advent
Message: Before your very eyes…
"And now watch with amazement as, before your very eyes..." and then a woman is sawed in half, or a rabbit is pulled out of a hat, or a needle passes through a balloon. "Before your very eyes" is the dramatic way of saying "while you are watching," which is what makes its usage in … Continue reading Message: Before your very eyes…
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