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 4: The Blessed, the Humble, and the Mighty
Luke 1:39-56; 1 Samuel 2; 2 Samuel 6 We come to that intriguing vignette in Luke’s gospel where two women prophesy about the greatest divine action of all time, and when two unborn babies exemplify what happens when God meets with humanity. Luke 1:39-56 is well known, but let’s put the sights and sounds intoContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Nativity 4: The Blessed, the Humble, and the Mighty”
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 