Christmas Salvation
For the past three weeks, I’ve wrestled with Christmas. I longed for that magical feeling, wondered if the day should be more about the birth of Christ or the new way of being God invites us to embrace, and highlighted how disjoined our world is from the one God invites us to partake. So as…
Will Christmas Ever Come?
One of the things I find most frustrating about Christmas is that we celebrate a King whose Kingdom we rarely see. The frustration only deepens when we understand what the word “Kingdom” means. For most of us, when we hear kingdom, we think of a place that has a monarch. Those more attuned to the…
A Christmas King or Kingdom?
Years ago I preached a Christmas Eve sermon titled, “Putting the X Back in Christmas.” The idea was to play with common Christian objection to abbreviating the holiday Xmas. Before the service, I built a large X out of 2x4s that stood on a stand off to the side of the stage. At a pivotal…
When Christmas Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas
Christmas is magical. We know this for children who eagerly anticipate waking up to see what Santa brought them (because nobody expects coal in their stocking). The same is true for those semi-annoying adults captivated by the season. But there is also a way it is true for those of us who often struggle during…
Do You Dare to Defy Convention?
When Jesus turns toward Jerusalem, he does so daring to defy the convention of his day. Moreover, he calls on those who would follow him to also dare to defy convention. But what does this mean? Convention In Jesus’ Day Human societies tend to structure themselves around power and privilege. Moreover, the affluence of those…
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