Logos StaffEvery year, Sunday school teachers spend time teaching the virgin birth. But pastors and small group leaders teach it too—and as a small group leader or pastor, you can dive deeper into Mary’s story and its applications. For one, faithfulness to God...
Guest Author"In studying the Bible, a big part of our goal is to understand the text in its original historical and cultural context. This means we have the difficult responsibility of trying to read God’s Word with “Middle Eastern eyes” instead of our innate...
Elizabeth VinceIf we’re truly honest, few of us would want to fill Mary’s shoes in real life. Being an unwed mother is no easy task in our society; in Mary’s culture, it could merit the death penalty. Yet when Gabriel burst into Mary’s home and announced the risky...
Jeffrey KranzToday’s post continues Logos Talk’s Christmas Bible study. Check back throughout December for more ways to study the birth of Jesus! You probably remember the first time someone told you about doing Bible study by looking at Greek and Hebrew, the...
Christmas is coming, and we’re all excited to celebrate the Lord Jesus Christ's coming to dwell among us. But how many of our ideas about Christ's birth come from the Bible, and how many from Christmas carols, TV specials, nativity scenes, and the...
Rebecca BrantThere’s no better time of year to explore the life of Mary than now, as we head into the Advent and Christmas season. The Gospels mention Mary in only a few verses, so we easily assume there’s not much to learn about her life. Yet she was present as...