These weren’t just any shepherds who helped keep people fed, these were the shepherds who helped keep people holy. These were the very shepherds who had a job because we needed a messiah.
The angels have been waiting for this moment, and their celebration crashed through the veil between worlds like revelers bursting through the walls of a New Year’s house party. They’re not sweetly singing on high; they’re seriously partying down below.
Christmas is God’s “Earth-shot.” Literal baby steps for the Son of Man that are giant leaps for all humanity.
Christmas is God’s “Earth-shot.” Literal baby steps for the Son of Man that are giant leaps for all humanity.
In submission to each other, Mary and Joseph will bear the shame of this scandal together, ushering in the the marriage of heaven and earth.
In submission to each other, Mary and Joseph will bear the shame of this scandal together, ushering in the the marriage of heaven and earth.
Isn’t it interesting that we don’t look to Mary as a preacher or a disciple?
We’ve domesticated the Nativity story, casting the scene as a cozy barnyard bed & breakfast. But it’s really a cosmic war story.
We are trapped in rabid consumption. After all, our mission failure began when someone ate something.
Fear is a broken system that needs to be shut down and re-sequenced.
The trajectory of our sin may seem small now, but further on it can have devastating consequences.
