Nina Shapiro from The Seattle Times Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025 0 Kent Stevenson was stumped when he was asked some 15 years ago to compose a gospel version of the Magnificat, a biblical passage set to ...

He has shown the strength of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good ...

Author’s Note: Interested readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. Once again, I will begin by telling you that the verses we are studying today “The Magnificat” from the Gospel of ...

I’m taking a class on the Gospel of Luke this semester, and one of my assignments is to engage in an ongoing spiritual practice related to that particular Gospel. So for the entire semester I am ...

Christians have to look beyond the typical Christmas carol lineup for music that captures the deeper themes of the Magnificat. Without question, the most popular contemporary Christian song about the ...

I’m taking a class on the Gospel of Luke this semester, and one of my assignments is to engage in an ongoing spiritual practice related to that particular Gospel. So for the entire semester I am ...

In our call to prayer, we are given the powerful and provocative image of Mary of Nazareth, God-Bearer, First Disciple, and Mother of the Church. No one followed the Lord’s life of prayer better than ...

Kent Stevenson was stumped when he was asked some 15 years ago to compose a gospel version of the Magnificat, a biblical passage set to music performed for hundreds of years as a grand choral and ...