Looking the Other Way

Who is God with when Immanuel hightails it to Egypt?

by Mike Stavlund

Gospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23

For Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010: Year A - First Sunday After Christmas

History, it is said, is...

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Conspiracy of Unkindness

Are we too demanding of God's delivery of peace when we're so full of rebellion?

by Mike Stavlund

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 63: 7-9

For Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010: Year A - First Sunday After Christmas

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God with Us Revisited

How do you live when wrath is no longer an option?

By Sonja Olson

Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25

For Sunday, December 19, 2010: Year A – Fourth Sunday of Advent

It’s strange when the Bible...

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God with Us

Does God’s presence require both salvation and destruction?

By Sonja Olson

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 7:10-17

For Sunday, December 19, 2010: Year A – Fourth Sunday of Advent

If God is with us,...

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