As I was reflecting on the third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of joy, the question above became my sermon title. It’s deceptively, well, simple, isn’t it? Is joy simple? The more I thought about it, the more I was taken with the question. It seems the answer is more complex than the question, which…
Who doesn’t want joy? Why would I put a question mark after such a positive and lovely word? It all comes back to our Hebrews text for this Sunday, in particular, from the very end of the reading. We might miss the word after listening to all those faith-filled people in the recitation that precedes…
Another Sunday, another question. I like questions. I am sure I have said it here before. I like questions because they open the possibility to answers. As I have also certainly said here, I by NO means have the answers to everything. I see value in asking questions. I also see the church as a…