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 the Old Testament upon the Nativity 5: Rejoice, O Barren Woman!
Luke 1:57-80, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 9:2, Psalm LXX 17/MT 18:1-3 Orthodox, when they remember the Annunciation of Gabriel to the virgin Mary, cry out in joy, “Today is the beginning of our salvation, the revelation of the eternal mystery!” A similar thing happens with the advent of the Forerunner, the one seated on the otherContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament upon the Nativity 5: Rejoice, O Barren Woman!”
Edith M. Humphrey 