“We can’t calm every storm, but we can turn on the porch lights. We can add chairs to the table. We can keep clean sheets on the guest bed, just Read more

Luke’s Gospel tells us that when Mary gives birth to Jesus, she lays him in a manger, for there was no place for them in the guest room. Scholars argue Read more

Jesus’ birth is a story about God making room—for great joy to break beyond boundaries, for awe to push past the limits of our imaginations, for welcome to be extended Read more

Praise to God, for God is worthy Seers of old have foretold Covenants of mercy God’s great love for us is aching Guide our feet into peace As the dawn Read more

Praise to God, for God is worthy Seers of old have foretold Covenants of mercy God’s great love for us is aching Guide our feet into peace As the dawn Read more

"Mary sings of a new world order based on past experiences with God. Her joy is found in remembering what the world has the potential to be based on the Read more

"Two years before the birth of Jesus, during the Pax Romana, one of the worst public executions happened a half day’s walk away from where Mary grew up. She came Read more

Like a canary in a snowstorm, I don’t need another song of what is; I need a song of what could be. So sing with me. Our voices may get Read more

As soon as Zechariah’s voice returns, his first words are gratitude and blessing. He sings a story of praise for God’s protection and promise, and then he showers a blessing Read more

"I used to think that God watches people suffer, but this showed me that God actually suffers with you." —Trevor Powers, musician, when talking about losing the ability to speak Read more