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This week we look atJohn 1:1-8, which sets out Christmas story into a cosmic context. The life of Jesus of Nazareth may have begun on that night in Bethlehem some 2,033 years ago, but the life of the Son of God came before all else. The One whose birth we celebrate this week gave birth to us!

This week we look at Luke 1:39-55, the story of Elizabeth, and of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Today we explore the radical side of this courageous girl as articulated in the song we call "the Magnificat." 

This week we look at Luke 1:39-55, the story of Mary and Elizabeth and their unexpected, inexplicable pregnancies. As Mary receives confirmation that what that angel said was actually true, she utters a song of praise. What releases praise in us? 

This week we look atLuke 1:39-55, the story of unexpected, inexplicable pregnancies. When Mary is told by the Angel that she is to bear a son, though she has not been with a man, she believes and steps into that crazy promise. What do we sense God inviting us into? Can we believe and step in? 

This week we look atLuke 1:39-55, the story of unexpected, inexplicable pregnancies. When Mary goes to visit her elderly cousin Elizabeth, whom she has been told is now with child, the baby in Elizabeth's womb starts to do somersaults, and Elizabeth knows through the Spirit that she is in the presence of the mother of her Lord. What kind of amazing God-life are you and I carrying? 

This week we look atLuke 1:39-55, the story of unexpected, inexplicable pregnancies. We are told that Mary goes "with haste" to see her aged cousin Elizabeth, in the throes of her own unlikely pregnancy. There are times for waiting in life, and times to take decisive action. 

This week we look atLuke 3:7-18, the story of John the Baptizer in the wilderness. He made it clear he was not the Show - he was the opening act for the one who would redeem all things. 

This week we look atLuke 3:7-18, the story of John the Baptizer in the wilderness. He spoke of judgment and fire - hard to find the Good News in that. Yet Christianity also has positive associations with fire - the Holy Spirit, the purifying love of God. 

This week we look atLuke 3:7-18, the story of John the Baptizer in the wilderness. He told those in authority not to abuse their power - how might we communicate that message to people in our own day? 

This week we look a tLuke 3:7-18, the story of John the Baptizer in the wilderness. As we take in his warnings about greed, how might we loosen our grip on our "too much?" (Here is the link to the Giving Tree for foster youth I mention in this episode.)