Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Luke 1:68-79; Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43
Kirby examines the meanings of “royalty” and then asks, “What does it mean to call Jesus a king when he rules by forgiveness and gives undeserving people entrance into heaven?”
Rev. Kelly Kirby is rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Louisville, Kentucky. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master of divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific.