The Word Made Flesh
Born of Woman Under the Law
December 17, 2023 • Walter Henegar • Galatians 4:4–7
Jesus was born of woman under the law so that we could be born of the Spirit under grace. All three persons of the Trinity conspired together in this divine rescue mission, which means he knows what it’s like to be dependent; he was born under a burden, too; you don’t have to be afraid of him, and you have everything you need.
Disfigured Beauty
December 10, 2023 • Walter Henegar • Isaiah 52:13—53:3
Isaiah's prophecy of the Suffering Servant suggests that Jesus was not physically attractive, and nothing in the Gospel accounts suggests otherwise. Why? Why wouldn't he be the most beautiful human who ever lived? The answer, Isaiah suggests, lies in his mission to rescue humanity from our dead-end quest to trust in our own beauty. Jesus challenges us to fight to find beauty in the ugly places of grace, and to follow fading beauty to the unfading beauty of God himself.