Heaven and Earth, Towers and Mangers

There’s a story in the 11th chapter of Genesis that tells how humans tried to go where God was. It’s actually the culmination of a series of stories in which humans try to take for themselves prerogatives that belong only to God. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve wanted to decide for themselves what is...

When It’s Hard to Believe in Immanuel

The people who need the most to hear the news of Immanuel—that God is with them, are the people who have the least reason to believe that he is. When you live in relative comfort, it’s easy to believe in Immanuel.  God is with us?  Well, of course he is.  The evidence is all around!  We have life, liberty,...