Isaiah

Cities and Gardens – Thoughts from the Edge

December 8, 2011 Todd Littleton Christ Following, Christian Seasons, Church, Featured, Intersections, Jesus, Justice, Podcast, Theology 00:10:12

What would it look like to rebuild cities and plant new gardens. The imagery is at work in the Isaiah text for the third Sunday in the Season of Advent. Jerusalem lay desolate and in ruins. How would it be made new again? Often we think of rebuilding and … Continue reading

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Advent Through a Marxian Lens – An Advent Mashup

December 13, 2010 Todd Littleton Bible, Christ Following, Christian Seasons, Christian Spiritual Formation, Featured, Intersections, Jesus, Theology

(Adapted and expanded from my Shaping Us Toward Monday piece for Snow Hill.)

We sometimes read the Scriptures through the lens we have been given. For instance, most of us read Matthew 1:18-25 and use Matthews lens for reading Isaiah 7:10-17. Before long we assume Isaiah was hoping … Continue reading

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