when divinity takes on flesh
the incarnation Today the discipleship sermon is about the "Incarnation," the Christmas story, God becoming human - flesh and blood. Today is about that story of the angel coming to Joseph and Mary , the Shepherds , the full inn and the manger, all of it. This story is incredible, full of miracles, and it is also familiar . Perhaps this story is a little too familiar... One of the tells that this story has become tragically familiar is by noticing what does and does not capture our attention. It is interesting that when reflecting on this story of the Incarnation, some people will say that detail of a virgin giving birth is just too much to swallow, too hard to believe. The first time I heard someone actually say that, I nearly swallowed my gum! You mean to tell me, I thought, that in a story where angels speak to humans, God's army sings hymns of peace to shepherds in the fields; in that story the detail that is just too much for you is a...