“Make America Great Again” – think what you will, but it is a fantastic slogan – easy to remember, tells a story of what is possible, and it is three election cycles old and we all know it. Marketing and advertising experts will tell you it hits all the marks. And stop for a moment…does anyone remember the slogans of the opponents in the last three elections? Think what you will of MAGA, it is a masterpiece in sloganeering. And we have the spinoffs: for example, Make America Healthy Again. I asked Chat-GPT for some other suggestions along the same lines and got: “Make America….” Safe Again, Energy-Independent, Strong, First, Free, Bold… “Again!” Maybe I should copyright some of these ideas? I thought about “Make American Moral Again” or “Make America Mighty Again” – not bad, but then the slogan would be MAMA and I am not sure what that would say if I walked around with a MAMA hat.
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The Story in Context
Luke is the one gospel writer who makes his narrative intentions clear from the beginning prologue:
“Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, 3 I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you have received.” (Luke 1:1-4)
Luke wants to capture the testimonies, the stories, and accounts – all from the earliest of days – and write it all down in “an orderly sequence” so that the good news can be handed on with accuracy and received with certainty.
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