The gospel of John opens with its infamous “In the beginning” and concludes with its equally infamous “The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” Yet between these two axioms lies this phrase: He was in the world and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. In [...]
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Why does the church calendar follow the life of Christ and leave out the broader story of God, God’s people, and the world?
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Church. Don’t get me wrong; Jesus is important. But I think the story of God is bigger than these Church seasons lead me to see. While Jesus is the climax of the covenant, we see this story of “God with us” [...]
