We read in Luke 1:29 that when Mary received the news about the impending birth she was “perplexed,” or “troubled.” Dare we say that Mary was just a little fearful? And when Joseph is brought in on the plan he was told, “Do not be afraid.” It sounds so simple, but it...
If someone were to ask you, “What is your God like?”, what would you say? Would you say, “God is love” or “God is omnipotent”? Many of the stories of Advent give the answer, “God is the one who interrupts our lives.” Elizabeth and Zechariah, Joseph and Mary, the...
Recently, I heard someone on the CBC Radio program Quirks and Quarks, explaining that our brains are hardwired for bad news. Apparently, bad news is what we most readily receive and respond to. It’s an evolved form of self-protection, a way to avoid the perils of...
Has anyone ever forgotten your name? Or called you by the wrong name? It is a common experience: you are remembered, but your name is not. But a name is so intrinsic to our self-identity. It is given to us by another (for the most part) and it differentiates us from...
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