Celebrate Your Birthday at Christmas
Jesus has not put on human nature like a shirt and pair of pants, easily stripped off to be a naked God again. No, from the moment of his conception onward, into the everlasting future, God is also human.
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Chad Bird
Chad Bird holds master’s degrees from Concordia Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College. He draws upon his expertise as a former professor of OT and Hebrew to cohost the podcast, “40 Minutes in the OT.” Chad has authored several books, including his latest, "Upside-Down Spirituality: The 9 Essential Failures of a Faithful Life."
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Not Your Typical Virgin Birth Story
Mary’s virginity has to do with the story of a jackass king, two growling enemies, a young lady, and a big, bad Assyrian dog.
Let This Little Nine-Year-Old Preach Round the World
If you're blocking Jesus, then for the love of God, get out of the way. Let Jesus show.
The Anti-Self-Help Prophet
In the wilderness, God reaches down to show us that the only life is in one place: where there is water.
Does Christmas Pass the “Smell Test” for Paganism?
There is no evidence whatsoever that Christmas was or is, by some outlandish stretch of the imagination, a pagan holiday, or a semi-pagan holiday, or that it doesn’t pass the “smell test” for paganism.