Comments on: ★ The Biblical Narrative & the Significance of Christmas

By: tghali

tghali — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:40:31 +0000

Good post.
I used to have a love-hate with this holiday. Typical transition from kid-gift to the older self discovering the beauty and meaning of Christmas.
I think partially because some of us grow up in particular settings where only conversion is emphasized and thus Easter emerges as the greater holiday. But what is Easter without Christmas? Dare I say less beautiful. The Scriptures go through a lot of trouble to tell us about Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Zechariah, a couple of prophecies, the Magi and of course, the little drummer boy (which is my favorite Bible story ever. Gospel of John right?)
Anyway, today it bothers me a little that some in the church get more choked up on the 4th of July more than Christmas. For although I love Santa, Rudolph, and all the candy canes, we should pay more attention to Advent and come Christmas Eve us and the non-stirring creatures should be shedding a tear for the reason we celebrate this holiday.

By: beth, please change… » The Christmas Story of Empowerment

beth, please change… » The Christmas Story of Empowerment — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:54:08 +0000

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By: Wayne Park

Wayne Park — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:16:19 +0000

It was also the ushering in of a new world order, the inauguration of the long-awaited kingdom. Tho there’s still suffering in the world in a sense we “realize” the kingdom in our midst as the church in action…

By: Dan B.

Dan B. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:15:24 +0000

Me too, Todd. Especially now that we have a grandson, I can’t help but think of the baby Jesus every time I see him. How helpless he was. Do not despise small beginnings (Zech. 4:10). A small baby in a small manger in a little town was a great and awesome thing.