Posts by Kristy Humphreys
Beyond Guilt
The Kingdom of Heaven coming near is the beginning of God’s new creation where God can come and dwell with His people forever.
In other words, the party has already started, and we are all invited whether we are attuned to that reality or not.
Read MoreLook at the Trees
Um, what? Why the downer when I’m getting ready to hang Christmas lights and set out the manger? Even the first candle on the advent wreath is for “hope,” not a concept I generally tie to fear and foreboding.
Read MoreExpectations
It turns out, Jesus is. Once again, he takes the system and turns it upside down, blowing up societies’ rubric for what makes somebody a good person.
Read MoreGiving up on Control
In this week’s text, the Rich Fool thinks he can control and manage his life into a state of blissful completion. His land has been productive, and he has more than he knows what to do with. All he needs is a strategy, and he’ll have it made. “I know! I’ll just build bigger barns! Then I can relax and I’ll be happy.”
Read MoreMaundy Thursday
It’s Maundy Thursday, and today we read one of my favorite scenes in the Bible. It’s just hours before Jesus is betrayed, and I think it’s worth taking note of how he decides to spend this last evening with his disciples. He washes them, he feeds them, he gives them a new command: “Love one another.”
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