When the Dots Refuse to Connect

DID YOU KNOW We are remarkably uncomfortable with unanswered questions. Give us a few facts, leave several spaces empty, and most of us will begin drawing lines between them. We do it with relationships, health problems, disappointments, unanswered prayers, and even with God. We would often rather have an incomplete explanation than admit that weContinue reading “When the Dots Refuse to Connect”

Emmanuel Forever Shares Our Flesh

As the Day Begins The promise of Emmanuel—“God with us”—is not merely a poetic expression reserved for Christmas liturgy, nor is it a fleeting moment in redemptive history that God later set aside. It is, rather, a decisive and eternal commitment made by God to humanity. “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.Continue reading “Emmanuel Forever Shares Our Flesh”