Pregnant, single teen… gives birth to Saviour!

Susan Isaacs December 22nd, 2009

This past Sunday’s New Testament reading was from Luke 1: Mary Visits Elizabeth and Mary’s Magnificat. If you’re like me and you’ve been going to church for years, it’s easy to gloss over the Christmas stories with detached calm. You know it turns out OK: Joseph doesn’t divorce Mary, Jesus is born, and the wise men return home by another way. Personally, I have a hard time visualizing the players as anyone other than the figurines from my childhood crèche: blonde Mary in her pink dr … (Read More)

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