Tag: advent
11
Dec
Mary: From Worship to Steady Faith
by Jenn Smith Chen
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The best Christmas joke that has been circulating for some time is a critique of the song, “Mary, Did You Know?” The beloved song has...
03
Dec
Mary: A Promise Fulfilled
by Jenn Smith Chen
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A young, honorable, brown teenager lived on her ancestor’s land that was occupied by the most powerful government in the world at the time. Mary...
26
Dec
The Women of Christmas: Anna
by Jenn Smith Chen
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As a young child, I remember learning about the Christmas prophetic pair in the Gospel of Luke, Simon and Anna. Both were elated at Jesus’...
19
Dec
The Women of Christmas: Elizabeth
by Jenn Smith Chen
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The most common pregnancy is an unplanned one. Or at least it seems that way, especially when you’re trying for a baby, and others get...
12
Dec
The Women of Christmas: Mary
by Jenn Smith Chen
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I twisted a lone strand of hay as I knelt beside the manger. In a role without lines, I played one of the most important...