Articles
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27 mins read|12/10/23
God In the Womb
The Magnificat invites us to enter into, consider, and embrace the worldview of a teenaged Jewish girl and her geriatric aunt: The one bearing the prophet Elijah which was to come and the other carrying within her womb the God whom she and her nation worshipped and feared. -
7 mins read|03/24/22
Tomorrow, March 25, We Celebrate God Becoming a Baby
If there were ever any doubt about God's commitment to humanity, the incarnation removed that doubt. God became a man forever. And thus he is our brother, our kinsman redeemer, the God who would move heaven and earth to save us. -
9 mins read|12/24/20
Waiting with Simeon
We’ve hung on every whisper of hope that this way of life would end and a new one would rise to take its place. -
21 mins read|12/23/20
Christmas Special: Jesus Renders the Ordinary Extraordinary
The incarnate Son of God makes ordinary events extraordinary by making them events that factor into our salvation. -
12 mins read|12/13/20
Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 (Advent 4: Series B)
At the center of this gospel reading is a conversation. It was of the memorable variety. It involved a peasant girl from a small town and a mighty messenger from God. -
9 mins read|12/09/20
A Savior For Us
We do not believe that the virgin mother bore a son and that he is the Lord and Savior unless I believe the second thing, that he is my Savior and Lord.
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Podcasts
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Luke 1:26-38 – Advent 4 (B)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of the annunciation where the angel Gabriel appears before Mary to announce that she will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit. -
The blessed virgin Mary
Mary is blessed, because Mary knows the way God works and because she knows His promises, and she knows that in her womb grows her savior. -
Christmas: It's inconceivable!
What is Christmas all about? It's inconceivable, but nevertheless about Christ being conceived. The word of God was promised, and that promise was Jesus. -
Merry Christmas From Us For You!
Meet God in the flesh. Troy and Craig have a Merry Christmas program revolving around the Gospels of Luke and John as they discuss many facets of God in the flesh, in the face of Christ as He became one of us. Behold the Son of God and the Son of Mary who has come to be the final sacrifice of all time to give His salvation for you. -
Luke 2:8-52 (Episode 133)
Jesus is born, and His birth is proclaimed to shepherds which includes good news for all of us. -
Luke 1:25-56 (Episode 131)
Gabriel appears to Mary with the shocking announcement that she is to be the mother of the Son of God. How should we view Mary?
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