Sunday worship Magnificat anima mea Dominum. So begins the Latin version of Mary’s song of praise in Luke 1:46-55, from which comes the song’s traditional title “Magnificat”. In her song Mary magnifies the Lord for his mighty works of salvation, giving prophetic praise to that supreme work of redemption God will accomplish through the son still in her womb, Jesus Christ.…

Sunday worship At the morning service I preached on what’s sometimes called the Annunciation, Gabriel’s declaration to the virgin Mary that she would conceive in her womb the Lord Jesus (Luke 1:26-38). This is one of the great passages of Luke, and indeed of all of Scripture. A young girl (Mary may have been as…

I’ve been spotty with blog updates lately for a couple of reasons. First, I was on vacation for two of the last three weeks (one week off, then one week on, then another week off – strange I know but it worked out best for my family that way). Second, a dear member of the…