Somehow, Christmas seems to dredge up all the unChristmasness in the world. All the sadness. All the angst. All the heartache. Christmas season is a melancholy magnet. Over the past month, I’ve seen more articles floating around about depression and anxiety than any other time […]
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Advent: The Problem With “Peace on Earth”
Jesus didn’t come to establish world peace.
This may come as a surprise, but Jesus never promised this. Any claim that he did is a misleading overreach that does no one any good.
Advent: Dealing With the Dilemma of Hope
It’s the first week of Advent, a season of anticipation as we look forward to Christmas. Each week highlights a different virtue that Christmas should instill in our hearts: hope, peace, love, and joy. But there is a dilemma here. One that I feel acutely […]
Four Things You Should Regift This Christmas Trading gift-giving for self-giving
Christmas isn’t about gift-giving, it’s about self-giving. That’s what God did for us. He gave us himself.
So why do we fall into the trap of spending money on impersonal commodities instead of spending ourselves on personal connection?