SPECIAL: A Christmas Reflection

An episode of the Does the Bible say THAT?!? podcast, hosted by David Lester, titled "SPECIAL: A Christmas Reflection" was published on December 25, 2023 and runs 30 minutes.

December 25, 2023 ·30m · Does the Bible say THAT?!?

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Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for listening to this podcast! In this special episode, Dave Lester gives a Christmas reflection while drawing back to the account of the first Christmas and what that can mean for us today. Sources used for this episode: *The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey *"God’s power or human violence: The meaning of the virgin birth" by Dr. Esau McCaulley. In Religion News Service. https://religionnews.com/2022/12/21/gods-power-or-violence-the-meaning-of-the-virgin-birth/ *"The Nativity and Mission of Jesus" by Shelli M Poe. In Women in Theology. https://womenintheology.org/2020/12/13/the-nativity-and-mission-of-jesus/ *Mere Christianity by CS Lewis *Follow Munther Isaac on X/Twitter: @muntherisaac *Follow Shane Claiborne on X/Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Opening Music: Struttin With Some Barbeque by Louis Armstrong

Episode Description

Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for listening to this podcast! In this special episode, Dave Lester gives a Christmas reflection while drawing back to the account of the first Christmas and what that can mean for us today.

Sources used for this episode:

*The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey

*"God’s power or human violence: The meaning of the virgin birth" by Dr. Esau McCaulley. In Religion News Service. https://religionnews.com/2022/12/21/gods-power-or-violence-the-meaning-of-the-virgin-birth/

*"The Nativity and Mission of Jesus" by Shelli M Poe. In Women in Theology. https://womenintheology.org/2020/12/13/the-nativity-and-mission-of-jesus/

*Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

*Follow Munther Isaac on X/Twitter: @muntherisaac

*Follow Shane Claiborne on X/Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne

Opening Music: Struttin With Some Barbeque by Louis Armstrong

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