House of cedar and gold. By Debbie Blue Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-16  For Sunday, October 18, 2011: Year B—Advent 4 “Now when the king was settled in his house…” Seems like an archetypal opening line. Now, of course, something will come to unsettle him—trolls or witches, a bathing woman, possibly God. We Love [...]

The Beginning of the Good News by Nadia Bolz-Weber Gospel Reading: Mark 1:1–8 For Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 Year B—Advent 2 I love that Mark’s gospel starts by saying: “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, son of God.” Look, Ma, no Verb! Grammar geeks might notice that there is no verb in [...]