December 2009
6 posts
Learning From Post-Christmas Melancholy
It’s possible that this moment of melancholy may be the best teaching moment of the whole season. Because as long as the beautiful gifts remain unopened around the tree and the events are still ahead of us, they can appear to be the hope we are waiting for. But when the tree is empty and events are past, we realize we are longing for a lasting hope.
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Man's Maker Was Made Man
Man’s maker was made man, that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother’s breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that the Truth might be accused of false witness, the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation be suspended on wood; that Strength might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; that Life might die.
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Have A Disturbing Christmas
Christmas is necessary because I am a sinner. The incarnation reminds us of our desperate condition before a holy God.
As long as we can keep him in the manger, and feel the sentimental feelings we have for babies, Jesus doesn’t disturb us. But once we understand that his coming means for every one of us either salvation or condemnation, he disturbs us deeply.
But don’t stay...
A Holy Ghost Housecleaning
“Many unbelievers now associate ministers with wife-swapping, wife-beating, no-fault divorce, gay affairs, and $10,000-a-night hotel rooms,” he wrote in a 2008 column. “We need a Holy Ghost housecleaning.”
What Did Santa Look Like?
Apparently, something like this.
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Saint Nicholas
Learn more about the real Santa Claus here and here.