Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones

The Christmas Truce of 1914

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

This December marks the centennial of the famous ceasefire along the Western Front during World War I. On Christmas Eve, 1914, along the four-hundred-mile frontline, enemy soldiers spontaneously emerged from their trenches, arms laid aside, to celebrate Christ’s birth together. … Continue reading →

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Vintage Jesus, Part 11: Why Did Jesus’s Mom Need to Be a Virgin?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

This twelve-part series outlines the “Vintage Jesus” sermons of Mark Driscoll. See part 1 here. For a more succinct answer to this question, I refer you to the article “The Glory of His Virgin Birth” by David Mathis.   “I … Continue reading →

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Two Songs for Advent

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

This is the first week of Advent, a span of time during which Christians anticipate the coming of Christ. As Richard John Neuhaus puts it in the book God with Us, Throughout Advent, Christians prepare their hearts not only for … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Surfing Jesus

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

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Exulting in God this Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. —Psalm 9:1-2 What … Continue reading →

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Jesus in the Harvard Art Museums

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

After six years of expansion and renovations, the Harvard Art Museums—all three now united under one roof—reopened last weekend. I visited this Saturday in what was one of the most enjoyable mornings I’ve spent since moving to Boston. Their collection … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Life is wasted without Jesus

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

Apparently a high school student in Canada got suspended from school in 2012 for wearing a T-shirt with this slogan—and not because of the veiled drug reference, but because the shirt was said to offend those who don’t share its … Continue reading →

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Vintage Jesus, Part 10: Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

This twelve-part series outlines the “Vintage Jesus” sermons of Mark Driscoll. See part 1 here. 3:29: To do the will of God, who sent him to earth as a missionary (John 6:38, 8:42) 4:20: To do everything anticipated in the … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Seek His Face (No Shave November)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

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Vintage Jesus, Part 9: How Did People Know Jesus Was Coming?

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Victoria Emily Jones

This twelve-part series outlines the “Vintage Jesus” sermons of Mark Driscoll. See part 1 here. 0:55-4:50 – Interview with Rabbi Mark Glickman: A Jewish Perspective on Who the Messiah Is “The Messiah will usher in an era of universal peace … Continue reading →

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