Luke 2:1–7: The Prince of Prayer (a poem)
Princes sit
And an infant lies in a manger.
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Mary (mother of Jesus)
Luke 1:26–38: The Weight of Wings (a poem)
She saw my feathers ruffling at the softest breeze, And yet she knew my wings were heavy.
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Christmas 2020: Week 2, Day 7: Mystery
I never used to address God as ‘Father’. Instead I would just say ‘Lord’ or ‘God.’ It didn’t matter whether
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Christmas 2020: Week 2, Day 6: Temple
Pollution is incredibly unjust. It’s so indiscriminate, so harmful, and its effects can be so long-lasting. Its point of impact
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Christmas 2020: Week 2, Day 5: Chosen
You hear some kinds of stories multiple times. Then they become tropes. Then you get fed up of hearing them.
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Christmas 2020: Week 2, Day 4: Translation
“God lets his children tell his story.” Peter Enns, biblical scholar Today, people tend to believe things are true when
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Christmas 2020: Week 2, Day 3: Stories
In an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the crew of the spaceship meet an alien race that values stories. (Prime Factors, season
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Christmas 2020: Week 2, Day 2: Children
Servants wait to be called. But children approach anyway. Christians often share their stories about how they’re living out their
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Christmas 2020: Week 2, Day 1: Blessing
This week, we’re looking at the song of Mary. If you ask me, it’s massively underrated. We’ll look at who
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Skandalon: Mary teaches the boy Jesus
A monologue based on Luke 2:41–50. Mary describes her experience and heartache from when Jesus visited the temple as a boy.
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His name is John: Elizabeth writes to Mary
A monologue based on Luke 1:5–25,57–80. Elizabeth writes a letter to Mary shortly after the birth of John the Baptist.
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