EPISODE · Dec 18, 2023 · 21 MIN
The Donkey (A Non-Canonical Christmas, 2/3)
from Yes! We're Open: Living Faith with Needham UCC · host The Congregational Church of Needham
There is no donkey in the official story of Jesus’ birth. But just try setting up a creche or nativity scene without one. We all know Mary rode a donkey to Bethlehem, even when she didn’t. But how can this imagined donkey help us re-imagine our own role in the story of divine love? Because we do have one. You have one! Part of our "Non-Canonical Christmas" sermon series for Advent, examining Christmas characters who aren't in the Bible... but maybe should be. (Micah 6:6-8)Join us Sundays for worship, LIVE! on-site and online via Zoom @ 10am ET. Connect at www.NeedhamUCC.org.---The Congregational Church of Needham strives to be a justice-seeking, peace-making, love-affirming, LGBTQ-welcoming, radically-inclusive congregation of the United Church of Christ in Needham, MA.Church is the practice.Love is the point.
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There is no donkey in the official story of Jesus’ birth. But just try setting up a creche or nativity scene without one. We all know Mary rode a donkey to Bethlehem, even when she didn’t. But how can this imagined donkey help us re-imagine our own role in the story of divine love? Because we do have one. You have one! Part of our "Non-Canonical Christmas" sermon series for Advent, examining Christmas characters who aren't in the Bible... but maybe should be. (Micah 6:6-8) Join us Sundays for...
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