Blog The Word Became Flesh: Nonsense and Mystery It was a Saturday, around Christmas time, years ago, and my three-year-old daughter Amy and I are in the car…Jack RoedaJanuary 5, 2020
Blog A Clash of Kingdoms Matthew 2:13-23 Silly things are said about the meaning of Christmas. I recall someone on NBC news saying, “Christmas is…Jack RoedaDecember 29, 2019
Blog Advent IV: Not Safe In some Christian communities it is important that you know the day when you received Jesus into your heart as…Jack RoedaDecember 22, 2019
Blog Advent III: The Rotifier From Mary Ladd Gavell’s "The Rotifer" As the lab instructor gives each of us a glass slide with a drop…Jack RoedaDecember 15, 2019
Blog Advent II: Out of Book The number of moves in the game of chess is practically limitless. While almost nothing looks more orderly than chess…Jack RoedaDecember 8, 2019
Blog Advent I I love Advent. I love the stillness and longing, the waiting and yearning that stir in the songs and in…Jack RoedaDecember 1, 2019