Matthew 1:18-25

There were many expectations for the Messiah. And He wasn't Who was expected.

The third sunday of Advent reminds us of God's timing, that sometimes we just need to wait.

On this second sunday of Advent, we remember that things will change. There is a new "normal" coming.

On the first sunday of the Advent season we celebrate the revelation of Christ, and are reconciled to God

Who is King? Pharaoh or Jehovah?

Thanksgiving is a slow meal, of food we don't always eat. The unexpected isn't always unpleasant.

Leviticus 19

Look at the system of ordering the society for insight into how we should be relating to the world.

Genesis 11:1-9

Things are not always what they seem. Babel was not the gateway to God, but the gateway to confusion

Genesis 37-47 in broad strokes is the text for today. It's the story of Joseph and how he treated his brothers who had treated him so evilly.

Stories of the past take us towards the future. In these stories we find hope, we find faith.