We hear from the Gospel according to John (1: 1-5) to be reminded that no amount of darkness in the world can ever overcome the light of Christ that shines within each and every one of us.
We compare the Magnificat, Mary's song of praise, to the song 'Mary, Did You Know?' to see what exactly it was that she knew about her son and what that can teach us about our Messiah. (Luke 1: 39-55)
In the second week of Advent we hear how God will reshape the earth for the sake of bringing salvation to all of the creatures within creation (Luke 3: 1-6).
We begin Advent with a reminder from Jesus in the Gospel according to Luke (21:25-36) that we should keep our eyes open for the signs of hope around us.
We turn to the words of Jeremiah (11:14-23) to think about how God is at work within us, within the history of the world, and the hope that that provides for the future.
We reach a turning point in our 24 week series as we hear from the Song of Songs (2: 8-13) about God's love for us, and the need for us to respond to that love in an embodied way.
We come to an end in the story of the House of David (1 Kings 11: 1-13; 43) as Solomon turns away from God. We take his example as a cautionary tale about how to be vigilant in our own faith.
The story of the house of David continues as Solomon ascends to the throne and eliminates his enemies (1 Kings 2: 10-46). We reflect on how the way of retribution will never bring us lasting peace.
The tragedy of David barrels on (2 Samuel 18: 5-33) and we see how the Bible teaches us that sin is a collective experience that requires us to work toward collective solutions in order to transform the world.
What has been a slow burn as David drifts from God suddenly bursts open in this scripture reading from 2 Samuel 11:1-15, and reminds us that holiness is a habit that we have to choose.
We continue the story of David (2 Samuel 7: 1-14) and come to a transition point that foreshadows what will happen when the people walk away from the covenant of God.
We continue with the story of David and see how an incident of God's wrath concerning the treatment of the Ark can inform our own approach to worship (2 Samuel 6: 1-22)
A look at a difficult text about King David's conquest of Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5: 1-10) illustrates how our faith needs us to be able to handle complicated truths and to take responsibility for our own actions in order to make us better citizens