Wes D. Avram
Wes Avram is senior pastor of Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, and author of Where the Light Shines Through: Discerning God in Everyday Life (Brazos).
This week's 2 Samuel and Luke passages get me thinking about promising. Not coerced promises. A promise to obey traffic laws in order to get a license is benignly coerced. A promise to be quiet under threat of harm is violently coerced. They're not what I'm thinking about.
by Wes Avram
December 14, 2014
God’s word to Nathan and Gabriel’s word to Mary hold a tension that’s at the heart of biblical faith.
by Wes Avram
December 9, 2014
Would it be that we all could sing our souls. I think Mary helps us. I think we should read her song, and preach it, and sing it over and over again. Sampling Isaiah, Mary's song sings of mercy, strength, humility, and the truest meaning of charity. Her song hears in each of these virtues a gift of God, and a sign of God's desire for all.
by Wes Avram
December 7, 2014
Mary’s song marks a transformation from seeing her condition’s weight to receiving a new power within the situation. And then, finally, she is a participant in the work of God’s spirit.
by Wes Avram
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