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“A Mother’s Heart”, Luke 2:1-20 Twice in Luke’s gospel we hear the phrase “Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart” —  once upon the visitation of the shepherds at the birth of Jesus, and the other one at the end of the scene of the 12 year-old Jesus at the Temple.  […]

Like Joseph – Matthew 1:18 – 2:23 Only 2 of our gospels include birth narratives: Matthew and Luke.  They are very different narratives in many ways, but one of the notable differences is that Luke’s narrative is focused on Mary, with barely a mention of Joseph, while Matthew’s narrative is focused on Joseph.  If we […]

The Birth of the Messiah Took Place in THIS way? Luke 2:1-7, 21-24, 39-40 The birth narratives in Matthew’s and Luke’s gospels tell stories of great drama.  But beneath it all was a very human, and very ordinary event … a young woman became pregnant and a child was born to a peasant couple in […]

The Art of Closing Doors – Galatians 5:16-26 The celebrated “gifts of the spirit” passage in Galatians is familiar to anyone who grew up going to Sunday School.  This section is often treated as a moral imperative – what we must do to be right with God.  But there is another way to hear it.  […]

“The Power of One” Chronicles 28:1-15 This is little known passage of Scripture … but what a shame!  It is also one of the most startling (in a good way) passages in all of Scripture.  It’s about the prophet Oded.  Ever heard of him?  And it’s about the power of one person to stand up, […]