Luke 2:21-52; Isaiah 42-52, Hebrews 5. Some time ago, I remember reading the popular novel The Shack (more recently made very popular by the film). Though I found its representation of human suffering and growth sensitive and compelling, I was appalled by its presentation of the Trinity, in which the Father is not pictured asContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Nativity 7: The Growth of God’s Son”
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Light from the Old Testament Upon the Nativity 6: When the Days were Fulfilled
Luke’s gospel comes finally to the moment we have been expecting—the birth of the one who will be named Jesus, “The Lord is our Savior.” We read the story so often, and see it represented in pageants so often, that perhaps we are no longer surprised by its emphasis upon time and space: dates, places,Continue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Nativity 6: When the Days were Fulfilled”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 16: Sirach and Lady Wisdom
(Sirach 24:1-23, 51:13-29, 5:1-2; Psalm 18 (LXX)/19 (MT): 8-10; Ezekiel 3:3; Mat 11:19b, 28-29; John 4:14, 6:35, 6:51-57; 1 Cor 1:30; Rev 22:17; Isaiah 55:1) Sirach, along with the book of Proverbs, Wisdom of Solomon, and other Jewish books, says a good deal about “Wisdom,” often picturing her as an honored Lady who is to beContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 16: Sirach and Lady Wisdom”
Icons and Incarnation: You Can’t Have One Without the Other
Some of you are old enough, like me, to remember the Campbell’s soup advertisement, Soup and Sandwich—you can’t have one without the other. Of course, it was based upon “Love and Marriage,” a Frank Sinatra hit from the 50s, which reflects a time when general Christian morals still were making their mark on our society. Continue reading “Icons and Incarnation: You Can’t Have One Without the Other”
Edith M. Humphrey 