[Sunday] Odd Epiphany - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst
Written By Cris Escher
Under Epiphany's odd light, a star guides foreign Maji’s steps to Bethlehem, A jewish King looks like Pharaoh caring nothing for the messiah, and The holy family seeks refuge in Egypt. This light of the kingdom exposes the normalized oddity of God’s salvation.
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