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Advent Meditation: Sunday, December 2

By Scott Bader-Saye

Nov 21, 2018

Psalm 146, 147, 111–113  •  Isaiah 1:1–19  •  Matthew 25:1–13 During our years living in northeastern Pennsylvania, Advent coincided with short days, long nights, and the first flush of winter. In Austin, Advent coincides with sunny days, outdoor events, and moderate temperatures that finally mark the end of lingering heat. The variation in how we […]

Advent Meditation: Monday, December 3

By Sarah Knoll Sweeney

Nov 21, 2018

Psalm 1–4, 7  •  Isaiah 1:10–20  •  Luke 20:1–8 Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority? (Luke 20:2) Miserably, I begin every day with a news briefing. As a parent, a preacher, and a person, I busy myself to know lots of stuff and […]

Advent Meditation: Tuesday, December 4

By Laurent De Prins

Nov 21, 2018

Psalm 5, 6, 10, 11  •  Isaiah 1:21–31  •  Luke 20:9–18 I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him. (Luke 20:13) What does it mean to respect Jesus? What does it mean to respect what he came to teach us through his life, death, and resurrection? In this time of Advent, as […]

Advent Meditation: Wednesday, December 5

By Jared Houze

Nov 21, 2018

Psalm 119: 1–24; 12, 13, 14  •  Isaiah 2:1–11  •  Luke 20:19–26 Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s. (Luke 20:25) We all know that one. For better or worse, this is one of those oft-quoted Jesus lines. But he’s trying to show us something more than a paradigm of church and state politics. […]

Advent Meditations: Thursday, December 6

By Alison Poage

Nov 21, 2018

Psalm 18:1–50  •  Isaiah 2:12–22  •  Luke 20:27–40 I’ve worried about the death of my loved ones since I was very young. In an early memory, I’m running my fingers along my father’s wooden rosary beads and wondering what would happen to me if he died. I’m not much taller in this memory than my […]