143. The Genealogy of Christmas (with Kathleen MacInnis Kichline)

God Hears Her Podcast

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Society & Culture, Bible, Womensministry, Womensbiblestudy, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Women, Female

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🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Guest Bio: Retired pastoral associate and former adjunct faculty at Seattle University, Kathleen MacInnis Kichline continues to offer retreats and online presentations and has recently authored her latest book, “Why These Women?: Four Stories You Need to Read Before You Read the Story of Jesus.”

Show Summary: When we think of Christmas we don’t often focus on the genealogy of Jesus. As we celebrate the incredible birth story of our Savior, what if we also took a look at the people of faith who came before? During this conversation on God Hears Her, join Elisa Morgan and Eryn Adkins as they talk with Kathlenn Macinnic Kichline about four incredible women of faith in the genealogy of Jesus. Kathleen takes you through a journey that will leave you even more excited about the birth of Jesus. Get out your Bibles and some hot cocoa for this conversation on God Hears Her.

Notes and Quotes:

“How do you prepare your heart for Christmas?” —Elisa Morgan
“Matthew’s account is the shadow account of the Christmas story.” —Kathleen MacInnis Kichline
“The genealogy of Jesus shows that God was preparing for this.” —Kathleen MacInnis Kichline

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0:00.0	The reason that I think that Matthew's Gospel is so important is because this is the shadow side.
0:07.0	We are so immersed in the Lucan version of Christmas.
0:12.0	And we've romanticized it. The Christmas card version.
0:16.0	So it's a kind of a Norman Rockwell Hallmark thing. And the problem with that is that that invites those around the major for whom their life is really Norman Rockwell and Hallmark-like.
0:29.7	And that isn't so for many, many people.
0:43.4	You're listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for women where we explore the stunning truth that God hears you, he sees you, and he loves you because you are his.
0:48.5	Find out how these realities free you today on God Hears Her.
0:53.8	Welcome to God Hears Her.
0:55.0	I'm Erin Atkins.
0:56.0	And I'm Elisa Morgan.
0:58.0	Christmas is coming up so soon while we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
1:03.0	We want to look at what Scripture tells us a little differently.
1:08.0	Today we are talking with Kathleen McKenna's kickline, the author of Why These Women,
1:13.6	about four unlikely women in the genealogy of Jesus. We're going to dive into learning about
1:18.9	Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba. And let's start out by talking about how we can prepare
1:24.6	our hearts for the Christmas season during this conversation on God
1:29.0	Here's Her. We are close to the Christmas season. You know, we are entering it. How do you prepare
1:36.3	your heart for Christmas? I mean, besides the list, you know, besides the tree, besides the shopping,
1:42.9	you know, how do you prepare your heart? I prepare what you just said,
1:46.9	which is besides all those things, I put aside those things. It's important for me because I can get
1:54.4	stuck in the details or comparing what other households are doing, traditions are doing what traditions
1:59.3	we aren't. Maybe we should be doing something different.
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