First Reading

Is the second Sunday of Epiphany too early for disappointment and frustration? In a new [...]

As we celebrate the baptism of our Lord this week, it is worth considering what [...]

Isaiah 60:1-6 commences with two imperatives, “arise” and “shine,” directed to the City of Zion [...]

“It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them.”1 Isaiah seeks to [...]

The Bible does not come with instructions. When a Christian opens the Bible, literally or [...]

It is quite fitting to preach on this text on Christmas day.1 The mood is [...]

In difficult times, many of us look for sources and symbols of hope. Sometimes we [...]

Here is the promise: God is with us, so that we might live.1 God is [...]

One of the great pleasures of proclaiming God’s words from the book of Isaiah is [...]