Dec 5, 2011
When people come into our home this time of year, the first thing they see is a small nativity scene set up on a table in the front hallway. There isn’t anything particularly unusual about our nativity scene except for one thing: there is no Jesus in the...Nov 28, 2011
We drove to Springfield, Missouri and back to Minneapolis for Thanksgiving. It involved almost 24 hours driving and required a certain amount of caffeine. My usual “drug” of choice is green tea but that would have triggered too many stops. After peering into the...Dec 27, 2010
Christmas is over. Or is it? There may be at least a couple of reasons to be careful about moving on too quickly. And besides, they’re still playing Christmas commercials on television, so why not? Seriously though, I’m slowing down for one very profound reason. The...Dec 26, 2010
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord! This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,...Dec 25, 2010
Fear & GLORY—by Luke Hinrichs Everything rests, then,on whether you,with spongy heartand openmouthed meekness,hear with aching earsthe heaven-sent announcement;and whether you act,taking it in like food,making way foryour own nourishment.Imagine yourself, then,one...Dec 21, 2010
My hope today is that you will all share with me in about 15 minutes of worship as we seek together to know God and His heart for us…MATTHEW 2:1-2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and... 
