Tag: John the Baptist
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Advent 4, Year C–Luke 1:39-56
The poetics of the nativity and some stray thoughts on the Magnificat.
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Advent 3, Year C–Luke 3:7-18
if you want to win over a crowd, start with, “You brood of vipers.” That always works.
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Advent 2, Year C–Luke 3:1-6
The Lord is coming. You better be ready. That is what John the Baptist says, anyway.
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Advent 2, Year C–Malachi 3:1-4
We read this passage in our worship service last Sunday as the prophetic passage for the first Sunday of Advent. It is one of my favorites. Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Malachi 3:1 Much is happening here, but it starts with the promise of a messenger. I…