And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before […]
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An Ocean of Grace? A “Progressive” Perspective
God’s grace is an ocean, an endless sea of infinite love, a cosmos onto itself. It surrounds you, embraces you, warms you like the babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, like your mother’s loving arms, holding you, bringing relief. Grace is only ever given. Never bought, never earned. Every mystical experience is a remembering ancient knowledge […]
Joy and Contradictions
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city […]
Crying Out To God From The Wilderness
In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’ ” […]
Crying Out To God With Joy
In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are […]