At a Glance
Theme:
Christ's Incarnation
Faculty Speaker:
Rev. Dr. Curtis Freeman, research professor of theology and director of the Baptist House of Studies at Duke Divinity School
Lectionary Texts:
Exodus 3:1-15; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 2:1-20; John 1:1-18
A DYA student simulates a tug-of-war during a storytelling workshop |
DYA students help to lead worship by processing with candles |
Shane Benjamin presides at the Eucharist table at Thursday worship |
Reflections on the Lecture
This morning, Dr. Curtis Freeman kicked off our four-part reflection on Christ as we considered together the nature of the incarnation. He showed us that the question “Who is Jesus?” took hundreds of tumultuous years for the church to articulate. He walked us through the great councils of the fourth and fifth centuries as they came to establish for all time that Christ is both fully human and fully divine.
“Who is Jesus today?” asked Freeman. “As a human, he is ours. As God, he is Lord. He is and will forever be Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Quotable Quotes
“We’ll call it ‘Madonna-ism.’”
— Dr. Curtis Freeman during plenary commenting on religions that cobble together pieces of many different religions.
“He’s got the heretics and the orthodox in his hands. He’s got the heretics and the orthodox in His hands. He’s got the whole world in his hands.”
— The entire DYA community singing our customary post-plenary song
Other Activities
After our morning pattern of prayer, plenary and worship workshops, we experience our second Arts Village today. Students are discovering God’s creative presence through pottery, painting, storytelling and sacred dance. In the midst of our full schedules, we enjoyed some free time in the late afternoon before welcoming the Rev. Shane Benjamin, pastor of Asbury Temple United Methodist Church, in worship.
What’s Ahead...
It’s hard to believe that our first week together is almost over! On Friday, Dr. Edgardo Colón-Emeric, professor of theology and director of the Hispanic Studies program at the Divinity School, will lead us in a plenary session on Christ’s passion. After a third Arts Village workshop, students will experience their first Prayer Practices session, in which they will explore different ways in which the body of Christ experiences prayer. Students are already busy planning and will lead our evening worship service, in which staff members Chanon Ross will preach and the Rev. Andrew Thompson will preside.
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