To the Promised God
Monday, January 5, 2026
An Advent meditation (slightly out of order) Waiting through silent ages for the promised one Aching for apocalypse, hope failing Suddenly, angels herald his coming Can this be true? Has God heard us?christmas
To the Observed God
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
An Epiphany meditation Traveling from a far country, they seek a new king Not knowing whom or where or what will they find Expectant, they prepare gifts fit for royalty And worship the peasant child’s puzzling majestyTo the Hidden God
Sunday, December 28, 2025
A Christmas meditation To the God Who has made all things Who is in all things In whom all things are On the day of your appearing, How can it be that you are hidden from me?Advent & Incarnation
Friday, December 20, 2024
Anyone who grew up in an even remotely liturgical church community has heard of Advent. The rest of us have seen Advent calendars, with tiny doors concealing tinier candies. And anyone who has seen Christmas Vacation knows Advent is when Clark Griswold spreads mayhem and puts up far too many Christmas lights. What is Advent? It is the liturgical season which begins the church year and when we prepare for Christmas.What Do I Want?
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Seriously. What do I want from God? Let me take a step back. The question of what I want arises from losing any certainty about God and faith. I know what I was taught, but my assurance that what I was taught was true was vaporized in the implosion of American Evangelicalism and its nearly unanimous support for a troop of horribly behaved goons led by Donald Trump. I still believe there is a God, and I believe that God does not endorse coarse, philandering bullies as leadership material.