When we considered the Great Commission that Jesus gave to the leaders of his followers we noted that it takes a disciple to make a disciple. Following Christ entails inviting others to join us in that adventure. Therefore, it should not surprise us that early in his ministry, Jesus gathered those same leaders-in-training around him […]
Jesus’ ministry now begins in earnest. He has been baptized in the Jordan, and he has been tested in the wilderness. Now Jesus begins to announce that God’s new way, rooted and extending from God’s always way, is here.
To a people walking in darkness, to a people with fleeting hope, to a people […]
Our life-long journey of faith, as with any long distance trek, proceeds by stages. Andrew and John began their spiritual journeys as followers of John the Baptizer. He was God’s messenger crying in the wilderness. John was credible because of his authentic and passionate commitment to God. His surroundings, wardrobe and diet demonstrated that he […]
To understand this passage, we need to refer back to the previous one. John as come baptizing with water and preaching a message of repentance. Through that preaching, he is raising expectations for the one who is about to appear on the scene. This coming one will baptize not with water, but with […]
God not only reaches down to shepherds, he reaches out to the peoples of the East. This Gospel written by a Jew for Jews begins with a reminder that the comming of the Messiah was for the world, for he has the whole world in his hands, as the Spiritual Song from the African-American community […]
