Who’s to blame? That is the question I see lived out every day. Frustrated with our circumstances, we attempt to direct our emotions outward. Something, or preferably someone, must be responsible and we crave a place to vent our frustrations, even if our feelings are misplaced. We know the current health crisis began in China, and that makes it easy to make the Chinese government, […]
I’m anxious. There, I said it, the dreaded statement Christians are not supposed to say. I can already hear the words forming in the mind of many of the faithful, “We’re people of faith, not fear. We are not to be anxious. Just trust. What is there to worry about if God is with us?” Anxiety, it would seem is a sign of week faith; […]
Four weeks of Advent anticipation brought us to this moment, Christmas is upon us. Many of us will gather for worship tonight, celebrating the birth of Jesus. Many families will make time for private worship to bless one another in celebration of God’s great love. Many people will not see the spiritual reality playing out before them. Like the multitudes in Bethlehem two millennia ago, […]