By Joe LaGuardia In a recent article for USA Today, Robert Parham noted the oddity and the timeliness of God’s message of “peace on earth” to Mary and Joseph during the Christmas season. He stated that peace was a ridiculous notion back then as it is now, a notion hard-pressed in human community filled withContinue reading “Peace on Earth and Goodwill towards all?”
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The Truth of Epiphany and the Human Christ
By Joe LaGuardia Some of our Christmas carols make bold claims about Christ. Some remind us of Jesus’ miraculous birth, while others recall the revelation of God’s Messiah to angels and sages. Perhaps the greatest claim is made in the classic hymn, Away in a Manger, which states that when it came to baby Jesus,Continue reading “The Truth of Epiphany and the Human Christ”
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