Luke 2:17-20 I’m struck by Mary’s reaction in this passage. Here the shepherds have heard this amazing news from an angel of a Savior—the Messiah—being born in Bethlehem, and they go and see if what the angel has told them is true. So they start spreading word: the...
Luke 2:15-16 This biblical passage challenges our preconceptions by suggesting more Good News than at first glance: (1) The promised hope is revealed to humble workers performing servile functions, out in the lonely dark of a quiet summer night; so God reminds us that...
Luke 2:12-14 The amazing message of Christmas is that God wrapped his presence in human form and came uniquely into our world in a baby lying in a manger. This is the most exciting and amazing story the human race has ever heard. “And this will be a sign for you. You...
Luke 2:8-11 It is significant that God chose “lowly” shepherds to be the first to receive the announcement of the birth of the Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This is in keeping with the fact that the Savior came for “all people.” The angels’ message is also...
Luke 2:5-7 During my college semester abroad in Angers, France, I had a week with no classes, and my dad took his first trip to Europe to visit me. We first spent several days in England with his brother who was living in London, and then we went to France so that I...
