The sinister scene embraces the clickbait ingredients of a viral TikTok video. When the Wise Men from the East innocently ask him about the newborn King of the Jews, Herod’s blood pressure undoubtedly spikes. His Grinch-ly face starts turning beet red, and thick veins commence to popping in his neck. Then, as last Sunday’s ScriptureContinue reading “Suffering Well”
Tag Archives: Matthew 2:13-23
A New Broom Sweeps Clean
What I’m about to share with you will make a finicky housekeeper cringe. Our living room and foyer still harbor pockets of Christmas mess: Small piles of gifts and stocking-stuffers sorted neatly by recipient; cardboard and packaging destined for recycling; a cast-aside instruction manual sternly forbidding “use of this appliance in a bathtub or otherContinue reading “A New Broom Sweeps Clean”
Christmas Mourning
Across the 11 years that I’ve served as your pastor, the Christmas season has wrought a couple frustrating mishaps in ministry. Along about 2015 came the Great Glitter Debacle. Sparkling bits of tiny glitter were key ingredients in a faith-formation craft project set up for the church youth, and our Fellowship Hall would serve asContinue reading “Christmas Mourning”