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No Way Home
“Home” is one of the characters of the Nativity. But it certainly isn’t the way Mary and Joseph receive comfort.
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She knows
Our pastoral image of the nativity blinds us to Mary’s power. In the Magnificat, we receive the rebellious, punk anthem at the heart of the Incarnation. The Magnificat reveals the rebellious power at the heart of Christmas Advent 4B | Luke 1:39-55 My favorite picture of the nativity is called “José y Maria,” by Everett…
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Birth of a Rebellion – How the Nativity is a Subversive Story
If you didn’t grow up in the church, you’d never know how subversive Jesus’s birth story really is. Hell, if you did grow up in the church, there’s a good chance you don’t know how subversive the birth story is. Every aspect, every piece, is a story of subversion and rebellion. From the birth itself…
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The Miracle
The Nativity and the Christmas Truce Christmas | Luke 2:1-20 What Is and Isn’t There Have you ever noticed that a word is missing from the account of Jesus’s birth? There is no word telling exactly where Jesus is born. The word stable doesn’t appear, though most of us put him there in our minds.…
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Alternate Reality Nativity
In this version of the story, the three wisemen are spies who invade another nativity set and kidnap Baby Jesus. Maybe this is why we can’t account for Jesus’s childhood. Published via Pressgram