incarnation – Josh Benner

People missed the significance of the first Christmas – but how do you respond to Jesus this Christmas?

Dec 24, 2022

There are the important days that we know are important at the time. And there are the important days when we only know of their significance with hindsight. A couple weeks ago, we had the anniversary of an important day in American history when we remembered the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks on…

Notre Dame, the Church, and the beauty of things that are bigger than ourselves

Apr 17, 2019

Since the fire at Notre Dame on Monday, I’ve been awestruck by the thoughts of the longevity of that building. If you had asked me “when was Notre Dame built?” three days ago, I probably would have guessed 16th or 17th century. I knew it was old. I would have guessed it was older than…

Virgin birth shows us the gospel

Dec 24, 2018

Originally published December 25, 2017 The message of the gospel is that it is the power of God for salvation (Romans 1:16). That we have sinned, that the relationship with God has been broken and that there is nothing we can do on our own to restore that relationship with a Holy God. We contribute…

Mary too? Professor argues Mary carried Jesus without consent

Dec 7, 2018

Came across a story this morning about a recent Tweet from a college professor at the University of Minnesota Mankato. Eric Sprankle talked about the virgin birth of Jesus and said: “The virgin birth story is about an all-knowing, all-powrful deity impregnating a human teen. There is no definition of consent that would include that…

Tim Keller Tweets about the incarnation: disagreement ensues

Jun 28, 2018

Pastor and theologian Tim Keller made a Tweet in regards to the incarnation of Jesus this week. Keller said: “The God of the universe became a wiggling baby in order to get close to you.” James White, another theologian, was critical of Keller’s comment: “No sir, the second person of the Trinity took on a…