Grant F. Shockley - "The Star in the East" (January 3, 1988)

The star of the east in Matthew's story of the Magi is a directing star, directing their path from the east; it is a tanscending star, illuminating the Magi with a sense of God's otherness; and it is a guiding star, guiding them through past, present, and future with wisdom. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)

Sermon start time: (Part 1) 22:27. Sermon end time: (Part 1) 40:38.

Key quotation: “Not only did the star in the east give direction to life, it also gave life a sense of transcendence, a sense of beyondness, a sense of otherness, a beckoning kind of come hither, there is yet more to be seen and known of God, a capacity to rise above the limits of the situation, a holy identity to which one is irresistibly drawn.”