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Christmas meant justice for a poor woman (Luke 1:46-50) When Mary hears the words of Elizabeth, when she hears that Elizabeth’s little baby leaped in her womb at the very sound of Mary’s voice, when she hears Elizabeth’s blessing on her – when these various strands come into play, Mary suddenly bursts into song.

After I posted yesterday on a parabolic comparison between the way the SBC treated Johnny Cash (and now backs down some) and now treats Brian McLaren, Russell Moore writes this column:

The man in black is physically gone, but his legacy remains: the image of a man dressed in black, that deep talking-singing voice, that one string that sustains the beat, and the story of a man who learned the hard way with a face to show it. Let me suggest in this post that Johnny…

Christmas meant role reversal for Mary and Elizabeth (1:39-45). Mary comes from a hamlet; Elizabeth is from a hill town in Judah, where her husband, a priest, had a house so he could manage his way to the Temple when on duty. The hamlet woman greets the Temple woman (1:40). Entirely appropriate for Mary to…

Tom Wright’s newest book, The Last Word: Beyond the Bible Wars to a New Understanding of the Authority of Scripture, arrived on my desk at just the right time. I posted last week on the authority of Scripture, and asked whether or not “authority” is the best term for our relationship to Scripture. If we…

This week, as we prepare for Advent 3, we will look at Mary and Elizabeth. Christmas for them meant the favor of God (1:23-25, 26-38) Elizabeth, an old woman, is barren — a sign of the lack of God’s blessing. Her barrenness was an opportunity for God to step in with a miracle of provision…

In 1984, when teaching a course in Greek exegesis, a student asked me if I had a computer. I said, “I couldn’t afford one.” (At the time, I was finishing my dissertation on an IBM Selectric, with three elements — English, Greek, Hebrew.) He responded, “No, Scot, you can’t afford not to have one.” Nothing…

Some might suggest that football is the best thing going right now. If so, they’d probably point to: 1. Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning or 2. Chicago Bears with the best defense and the lumpiest offense ever.

Back to the post on set prayers at set times — some good experiences there. I’m wondering if you have used The Liturgy of the Hours, any other Roman Catholic prayer book, an Orthodox prayer book, or the Book of Common Prayer and want “to tell your story.” (Actually, I’m looking for “call outs” in…

1. How to be a blogger: here’s a good set of rules. 2. Andrew Jones, Tall Skinny Kiwi, is back at it with a nice series about those who constructively criticizing the Emerging Movement. 3. Want to know what Advent is all about? Check Mark Roberts. 4. John Frye’s been on a roll of late,…
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