Comments on: Other Christmas Mothers http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1971 John Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:33:39 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1971 Jeremy, Thanks for the high-five on the poetry. I have loved poetry most of my life. I've got some poems stored away in my data files. :) Jeremy,

Thanks for the high-five on the poetry. I have loved poetry most of my life. I’ve got some poems stored away in my data files. :)

]]> By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1970 John Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:31:28 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1970 Former Leader, I doubt we truly grasp how hard it was for Joseph who would be viewed as a failed "righteous one," Jesus would be seen as a *mamzer* (illegitimate/bastard) and Mary's morality questioned (as seen in Joseph's plan to put her away (break the betrothal) quietly. All this in a shame-based culture! Former Leader,

I doubt we truly grasp how hard it was for Joseph who would be viewed as a failed “righteous one,” Jesus would be seen as a *mamzer* (illegitimate/bastard) and Mary’s morality questioned (as seen in Joseph’s plan to put her away (break the betrothal) quietly. All this in a shame-based culture!

]]> By: jeremy bouma http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1968 jeremy bouma Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:24:11 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1968 WOW! you're really good at poetry, John...you should write and post poetry more often :) -jeremy WOW! you’re really good at poetry, John…you should write and post poetry more often :)

-jeremy

]]> By: Former Leader http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1967 Former Leader Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:51:21 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1967 No wonder they did not recieve him in his own town. It truly would have been hard. No wonder they did not recieve him in his own town. It truly would have been hard.

]]> By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1966 John Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:58:16 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1966 After the Blackbird Sings/Asleep at the Wheel, Thanks for the affirmation about the poetry. We discover some more rugged truths when we think "differently" about Christmas. BTW, I don't like math either :) After the Blackbird Sings/Asleep at the Wheel,

Thanks for the affirmation about the poetry. We discover some more rugged truths when we think “differently” about Christmas.
BTW, I don’t like math either :)

]]> By: After The Black Bird Sings http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1965 After The Black Bird Sings Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:38:32 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/other-christmas-mothers#comment-1965 I'm loving the branch out into poetry. I like the poem because it makes me think about Christmas in a different way. I’m loving the branch out into poetry. I like the poem because it makes me think about Christmas in a different way.

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