When an angel told Joseph not to call off the wedding with his pregnant fiancee, he also gave the baby both a name and a nickname. His name was Jesus. And his nickname? Immanuel. God with us.

It’s no small thing to affirm the blend of full deity and full humanity in Jesus. But then comes the question So what? What difference does it make that God once took on flesh and lived in the world He created?The post Immanuel first appeared on White Pine Community Church.