Daniel Haas

Month: December 2011

  • Non-interventionism

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    Wikipedia Nonintervention or non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations, but still retain diplomacy, and avoid all wars not related to direct self-defense. Isaiah 7:1-25 King Ahaz of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) fears an attack by Israel (the Northern Kingdom) and Syria. Against Isaiah’s advice and…

  • Advent Sermon: Fear not!

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    Advent_Sermon_-_Fear_Not_12-18-2011.mp3 Listen on Posterous Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas commemorating the fourth Sunday of Advent based on Isaiah 8:5-10 and Luke 1:26-38. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on December 18th 2011.

  • Temple Access

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    “Who has the right to go up the LORD’s hill? Who may enter his holy Temple?” Psalm 24 has a very precise answer: “Fling wide the gates!”

  • Rejoicing does get old

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    Zechariah 9:9-17 fires the people up: “Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey— on a colt, the foal of a donkey….” That happens a lot: People are excited about God during…

  • Stollen Fast

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    Today’s reading Zechariah 8:1-23 calls for a “fast of joy and gladness”. Like Lent is the fast before Easter, Advent used to be the fast before Christmas. Any major Christ-day has a preparatory fasting period before it. Maybe you can get a sense for what a “fast of joy” is when you consider the history…