On this special Christmas Eve episode we’re discussing the birth of Jesus as told in Luke 2:1-20. We talk about the imperial setting of this story, which takes place during the reigns of Augustus, Herod, and Quirinius but announces the good news of a different lord and savior who brings peace to all rather than to the few. We ponder the way that the message makes its way into the world—through an unwed mother, a band of shepherds, and an assortment of people who happen to be awake in the middle of the night—leaving the official power structures unaware of the fact that the world has been fundamentally changed. And we talk about how this story challenges us to pay attention to who we listen to, where we look for good news, and what divine announcements we might sleep through because we’ve gotten too comfortable. Merry Christmas, y’all.
Episode 417 SPECIAL EPISODE Biblical Women: Bathsheba (1 Kings 1)
Episode 416 Gentle Justice (Isaiah 42:1-9)
Episode 415 For a Time Such as This (Esther 4:1-17)
Episode 414 Wait for It Still (Habakkuk 1:1-7; 2:1-4; 3:3b-6, 17-19)
Episode 413 Swords into Plowshares (Isaiah 36:1-3, 13-20; 37:1-7; 2:1-4)
Episode 412 Micah’s Ideal Ruler (Micah 1:1-5; 5:2-5a; 6:6-8)
Episode 411 The Healing of Naaman (1 Kings 5:1-15)
Episode 410 SPECIAL EPISODE Biblical Women: Rahab (Joshua 2)
Episode 409 Solomon’s Wisdom (1 Kings 3:4-28)
Episode 408 Confronting David (2 Samuel 11:1-5, 26-27; 12:1-9; and Psalm 51:1-9)
Episode 407 Retelling the Story (Joshua 24:1-18)
Episode 406 SPECIAL EPISODE Biblical Women: Tamar (Genesis 38:1-26)
Episode 405 Living the Ten Commandments (Exodus 19:1-8 and 21:1-21)
Episode 404 Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 14:5-14, 21-29)
Episode 403 Joseph in Potiphar’s House (Genesis 39:1-23)
Episode 402 Go to Be a Blessing (Genesis 12:1-9)
Episode 401 From Destruction to Covenant (Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-14; 9:8-17)
Episode 351The Poor Will Always Be with You (John 12:1-8)
Episode 350 The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:7-15)
Episode 349 The Eye of the Needle (Luke 4:16-21 and 18:18-30)
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