As we are less than a week from Christmas day, I thought that it would be helpful to share a brief reflection on Luke 2, which, I hope, will not only be a spiritual encouragement … Luke 2: The World Turned Upside DownRead more
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Hope and the Dark Background of Christmas
The theme of hope has been in the news recently. In an interview outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama, lamenting what in her view is the loss of hope, said, “Hope is necessary. It’s a necessary … Hope and the Dark Background of ChristmasRead more
“The Huron Carol”
“The Huron Carol” was originally composed by Jean de Brébeuf (1596-1649), the Jesuit missionary to the Huron Indians in French Canada. Brébeuf, who was a skilled linguist, wrote the lyrics in the Huron language. The … “The Huron Carol”Read more
Wood, Trees, Christmas and Salvation
As far back as Irenaeus of Lyon (AD 120-202) and probably earlier, Christians have drawn parallels between the sin of man having come by means of eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of the … Wood, Trees, Christmas and SalvationRead more
Robert Browning, “The Strange Medical Experience of Karshish”
Robert Browning (1812-1889) is the second in our installment of Christmas poems or poems about the Incarnation.[1] Browning is famous for his very romantic marriage in which he secretly wed the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning … Robert Browning, “The Strange Medical Experience of Karshish”Read more
