Lessons and Carols services have been sneaking commentaries into our worship for over a hundred years. Let's listen to what they have to say.
Why do we sing Lessons and Carols? On the 100th anniversary of the first singing at King's College Cambridge, we remember that it was a new service, and one that…
One of the things that keeps us from being generous with our money is our sense that if only we act well, we won't die. Jesus reminds us that we…
Jesus's birth always reminds us that in darkness, in places we don't think matter, in the shadows cast by the bright lights to which we are all drawn, there is…
Jesus says we need to welcome God's kingdom like a child. But what is a child in this world full of anxiety? What can we do as a church to…
On the Emmaus Road, after Jesus's resurrection, some disciples finally get it and see the truth. Let's follow their examples and share our stories with one another as we seek…
Listen to the personal testimony of those whose experiences are different from your own. It might be miraculous.
Luke's story shows us that working to change oppression comes at a cost. There are always powerful objections. Do Good Anyway. Work for Love rather than Hate, and break down…
The story of Zaccheus and Jesus shows us the power of a meal to transform lives. To hear one another's stories requires sitting down across barriers and inviting others to…
The rich man ignored the cries of the poor on his doorstep. Will we?
We sometimes get used to thinking of suffering as something deserved by others to protect ourselves. Jesus tells us to celebrate when we can end suffering and reach out to…
When we seek reasons people are to blame for their own suffering, we are erecting barriers between them and us. How, instead, are we similar to others, and where can…
In a world where government policies are being enacted to encourage fear of outsiders and immigrants, we are reminded that we have always had strangers in our midst, whose very…
On Transfiguration, we think about how we are changed by seeing who Jesus is, and also wonder what people see when they look at us.
Our filters often get in the way of seeing what is in front of us. Our assumptions about how the world has been keep us from seeing what might happen…
Compassion means "suffer with." How do we find compassion, rather than cruelty, when we have the power to do so?
We sometimes see Pharisees as needlessly attached to rules. But if we look around us at the debates in modern Christianity, we face the same challenges the Pharisees and Jesus…
We don't need to drop everything to follow Jesus; the best work in building Jesus's sovereign realm is in helping others, every day, where we are, by finding ways to…
