1. That’s How Love Goes. In this episode, we read a Christmas sermon by Norman Nagel and discuss the nativity, the mother of God, iconography, Bible translating, story-telling traditions, teaching through the story, God’s strange way of loving people, and people’s expectations of Christmas and how it affects the Church.
  2. Hidden Streams wanted to finish the year with a celebration of the good and holy gift of love.
  3. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth while both are pregnant – Mary with Jesus, and Elizabeth with John.
  4. This meditation is great for Advent, a season of waiting in expectation for all that is damaged and ruined to be made whole.
  5. On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson discusses the story of John the Baptist in prison.
  6. Countdown to Armageddon. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 2 sermon (1532) and discuss signs and symbols, the liturgical calendar, funerals, preaching, and many many other things of an episodic nature.
  7. In this celebratory passage we hear of some of the great attributes of God, our God, the God that loves us.
  8. The Law and the Gospel are not just distinct words from God but words in opposition.