Born to Die: A Video Reflection on the Incarnation

by Dec 19, 2016Piety, Preaching1 comment

I had the chance to do a little video meditation on Hebrews 2:10–18, paying special regard to its connections with the Christmas season. It’s part of a much longer series of videos featuring many other evangelical teachers—one for each week of the year. And my video is now up for free on Faithlife TV.

I’ve got two others in the series, one on Eph 5:8–14 and one on Psalm 40:1–11. You can buy the whole thing here.

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  1. David C Crooks

    Great thoughts. Empathy. Thanks for sharing.