Tag: Isaiah 40
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“Speak tenderly” and … : Prophets on the cusp of hope in Isaiah 40
Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 Listen to this sermon. ** Here’s what you need to know about Isaiah to understand the peculiar mixed emotions of the passage we heard this morning: Almost all of what comes before this passage was written in the time of a historical prophet named Isaiah. Isaiah served…