Christmas Eve (Year 2, NL)
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The light of hope for refugees (Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20)
Mary and Joseph must have felt dejected and homeless.
December 24/25, Nativity of the Lord (Isaiah 9:2–7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11–14; Luke 2:1–20)
The God of exiles, refugees, and migrants still shines light amid today’s present darkness.
Mary’s special child and mine
I probably shouldn’t treat my own son like he’s the Messiah. Imagine the pressure.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
Punctuating the good news (Luke 2:8-20)
Are the angels talking about certain people? Or all people?
December 24 & 25, Nativity (Luke 2:1-20)
God’s faithfulness shows up with wonder and surprise in a weary and heavy-laden world.
A shower in the desert
At a migrant shelter in Tijuana, I met a woman who was about to give birth.
My fertility journey with Mary
Navigating agency and surrender with my namesake, the mother of God
by Mary Barnett
Mary brings her whole story (Luke 1:46b-55)
If anyone is expecting a lullaby, they better think again.
Mary, Joseph, and a tea vendor named Sami
In Luke’s Advent story, Bethlehem’s economy is central—and it looks a lot like Bethlehem’s economy today.