Hang on tight as we follow a newly pregnant Mary who wastes no time heading to visit with her cousin Elizabeth.

Both women have been visited by the Angel Gabriel.

Both have a most unexpected pregnancy.

Both of their babies will change the history of the world.

Their excitement and joy is contagious. The power of Mary's magnificat speaks hope into our lives.

"God has laid hold on His servant Israel to help him, to espouse his cause, in remembrance of His mercy."

This episode will super charge your day with the reminder that our God remembers mercy. His ways are breathtaking in scope and intimacy. Be encouraged by the lively and tender conversation between Mary and her beloved Elizabeth.

Luke 1: 39--56

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https://www.1517.org/articles/the-god-who-remembers-mary

In our 21st century news cycle the miraculous birth of Jesus might read: "Virgin Teen Gives Birth To Alien".

And this would be accurate.

The scandal of the incarnation is truly other-worldly. God chose a teenage virgin from a nothing town of Nazareth to bear His Son. He punched a hole in His creation and humbly entered the womb of a woman who said, 'Be it done unto me as you have said." In this episode, Nan and Bonnie squeeze the juice out of Luke's Gospel account of Christ's birth announcement. Be astonished, be amazed, be undone and changed forever by His coming!

Luke 1:26--38

"Born a Sacrifice" First Call, Beyond December album

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Imagine having 3 little verses about your life recorded in the Bible.

Imagine you were widowed in your twenties.

Imagine you lived another 80 years to be over 100.

Imagine spending every day in the temple waiting to see the hand of God bring the promised Messiah.

After 400 years of silence from God's prophets, imagine one day seeing the infant Jesus brought before your eyes to be dedicated in the temple.

Imagine being one of the first women in the New Testament to spread the glorious news of Jesus' birth.

Meet Anna, the prophetess and join Nan and Bonnie as they take a close up look at her life, her discoveries, and her courage to believe God against all odds.

Luke 2:36-38

Join us in our final episode of a 3 part series on the book of Ruth. There's so much to unpack and sit with in studying the story of how Ruth & Naomi moved through despair to a beautiful new life. The courtship of Boaz and Ruth is one of great integrity, tenderness and inspiration. Naomi leaves her bitterness behind. And these last lines of chapter 4 :"A son is born to Naomi. they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the ancestor of Jesus Christ."

At the end of Ruth chapter 1 we left a depressed Naomi traveling back to Bethlehem with Ruth who refuses to leave her side. It is a bleak time of famine and loss. However chapter 2 of the book of Ruth opens with a burst of hope 'there is a kinsman -- a man of wealth whose name is Boaz.' Join us as we enter into one of the most unlikely romance stories in the Bible. Let yourself soak in the merciful patience and kindness of the Lord always at work to redeem our lives.

We've all heard the beautiful words of Ruth spoken at weddings, "Where you go I will go, lodge I will lodge." But what is the significance of her loyalty to Naomi? How off the wall was this promise given by Ruth, a native born Moabite? What's the deal with Moab in Biblical history? How did living in Moab affect Naomi and her family? Join us for an in depth look at the backstory of this amazing story. Grab your hi-def readers and here we go!

How can know what is real and true in this world of conflicting messages? What is happening with the Ennegram, the Gnostic teachings, CRT and cultural programs that sometimes influence even the church? Follow the example of Mary of Bethany who sat at the feet of Jesus. To discern the counterfeit, we must know the real thing. To know and hear His voice is the most clarifying pursuit of our lives. Be careful not to fall into any false gospel. He is the Way, Truth, and Life.

Megan Basham, Shepherds For Sale

Jack Hibbs, Real Life Network

Yesterday is Tomorrow: A Personal History by Malvina Hoffman on Mullen Books

In Luke 17 Jesus is speaking to his disciples about how the world will look in the end times. He says it will be like the world was in the days of Noah -- people were wicked and living as if there was no tomorrow -- and then there wasn't. At the end of this sobering explanation Jesus says three little words, "Remember Lot's Wife." Why do we remember her? What does her life and death reveal? Did Sodom and Gomorrah really exist? Join us in this episode as we look at her life, the similarities in our present day culture in the West and how we must heed this warning.