2 Advent B—12/10/17 Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 Pr. Scott Kramer Can you imagine John the Baptist driving a sleigh through the night with eight tiny reindeer? Imagine John, dressed not in red and white winter gear but camel’s hair. Imagine John dropping down the chimney and happy to find not milk and cookies but a plate full of locusts and wild honey! Hard to imagine? It’s not difficult to see why John was not chosen as the model for our modern-day Santa Claus. But St. Nicholas … [Read more...]