The Annunciation and the Dumbest Question Ever Asked

Many regard Christmas as the day the God became man.  But if you think about it, you’ll realize the Word had already been flesh for 9 months prior to His reception in Bethlehem.  The true epoch-making event occurred when a young girl said to an angel, “Let it be done to me according to your word.”

Today I wanted to examine an often overlooked detail in that extraordinary exchange and explore its implications.

Do the Infancy Narratives Contradict?

Back in college, near Christmas break in 2007, Kari and I heard the worst sermon ever given.  The priest approached the pulpit and basically said, "You know, the infancy narratives contradict one another. Try not to take any of this too seriously. Let's all just act in a Christian manner by being nice to people."

Delightful.

But tis the season, and I thought I'd take on the question of whether the infancy narratives contradict one another.  So if Biblical chronology is your thing, I have a treat for you!

What is "The Authority Bomb?"

A couple years ago a friend asked me a question about the structure of the Catholic Church.  It went something like this:

Why do you need to listen to bishops and the pope?  Why can’t you just use the Scriptures to have an unmediated personal relationship with God?

Short Answer: Infant Baptism in the Bible?

Dear Apologist, How do I defend our practice of Baptizing infants from Scripture?