Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World By Jen Pollock Michel Reviewed by Landrum P. Leavell III, Th.D. I was first drawn to the title. Len has always been a champion of “both/and” and even pushed it further to “both/and/also.” He’s...
12 Gifts of Christmas Lectionary 22 December 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent Matthew 1:18-25 Text to Life Okay, its December 22nd. How stressed out are you? Do you still have a closet full of stuff you keep meaning to wrap but somehow haven’t… To...
Dream Weaver Story Lectionary 15 December 2019 Third Sunday in the Advent of Our Lord Joseph’s Dreams (Genesis 37) Daniel’s Dreams (Daniel 2 and 7) The Lord’s Prophecy According to Joel (2) Psalm 2: God’s Praise to His Anointed Psalm 24: The Lord’s Blessing Psalm 80:...
Kiss and Tell Lectionary 15 December 2019 Third Sunday of Advent Matthew 11:2-11 Text to Life This time of year, car dealerships offer big holiday sales to clear out inventories. They are trying to make room for next year’s new “improved” versions of...
This last week, I got to visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Israel. My wife and I were on a cruise for our 25th anniversary. Israel was one of our stops. Being in the Holy Land this time of anticipation was awe inspiring. You see, we also got to visit...
