Mary
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Faith and Favor
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4 min read
In the angel’s visitation to Mary, we get a glimpse, not just of what Christmas is about, but about what it means to believe.
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The Common Favor of God
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2 min read
In Mary, we have the example of the common and uncommon—and we are invited to reflect on what it means to be favored by God.
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Mary’s Peace
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8 min read
We often describe Mary as humble. But the kind of humility we see in Scripture challenges the meek and mild image.
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“My soul magnifies the Lord”
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3 min read
The Magnificat and the sublime normalcy of Mary juxtaposes our vision of her: her specialness: against her lowliness.
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Getting Picked
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6 min read
In picking Mary, God shows not just who the invitation to grace is for, but how we get a similar invitation.
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Before Christ is Risen
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6 min read
For Christians, the empty tomb is a strange image for Easter — we struggle with what God is actually giving us: the need to wrestle with Jesus’s absence before we can find him present. Mary confronts death before seeing new life Easter | John 20:1-18 There is more to say than “Christ is Risen!” Not…