Who knew?
The people of Nazareth didn’t have a clue. And they knew Jesus intimately. This was where he grew up. Rubbed shoulders with all of them. Even attended the same synagogue. Surely they should have been the ones who “got it.”…Read More→
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To See or Not To See: the Vision of the Prophet Isaiah
By Karen Hamilton and ChristianWeek on
“Isaiah is not kidding. The Biblical prophets have many comforting and challenging characteristics but kiddin’ is not one of them. Biblical prophets strive to be faithful to the living God, and they strive to do so in ways that are…Read More→
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A History of Good
By George Sumner and ChristianWeek on
“Some years ago I was invited to give a talk at an Anglican Church organization for women called the Mothers’ Union, which has declined in the West, but remains a bulwark of the Gospel in the Global South. I was…Read More→
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The World’s Greatest Children’s Advocate
By Bruce and Tracy Clemenger and ChristianWeek on
When we think of child-trafficking, we think it only involves children overseas. When we think of slavery, we don’t think of child-slavery or that it really exists today. But it does. And in Canada. The RCMP estimates that 600-800 victims…Read More→
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The Child on the Cross
By Alan L. Hayes and ChristianWeek on
As 2014 dawned, the Jewish Museum in New York was featuring a special exhibition of the paintings of the much beloved artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985). For many viewers, their most surprising single discovery was how thoroughly Chagall had been consumed…Read More→
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The incalculable value of our children
By Karen Stiller and ChristianWeek on
I have a love/hate relationship with this Bible story. Hannah, as we all know, is the mother-to-be in the Old Testament who cries out her heart to God again and again, yearning for a child. She makes one of those…Read More→