Readings: Matthew 3:1-12 Quotes: “Because the only people baptized prior to this time were those converting from paganism to Judaism. These converts, Gentiles, were considered unclean, so they were required to participate in t a symbolic washing of their filth so as to become worthy of join the community of Israel. The convert baptized himself, […]
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You cannot avoid miracles in the Christmas story. If you were to try and remove them, you would gut the story of its most crucial elements. Angels appearing, prophecies being fulfilled, God becoming a man. But maybe the greatest miracle of all in the Christmas story is a new heart; God made a way for Mary’s song to be our song.
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Jonah finally obeys and goes to Nineveh. To our surprise, the brutal Assyrians give us a model of repentance.
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