Thank you.

We Need a Darker Christmas

I don't think it's an issue that we're celebrating Christmas at a particular time of year - the fact is that it is being celebrated at any time is the important thing, but I'm particularly grateful for two things in the article:

"But we’ve Thomas Kinkaided the beauty of that stark contrast to death. Now it’s all glowing cottage windows and twinkling trees, presents under the tree and luxury cars with bows atop in the driveway. We’ve wiped any trace of discomfort from the holiday, eradicated any hint of darkness, so that now even the light seems dim. The sorrow Simeon said would pierce Mary’s heart has become nothing more than a Precious Moments frowny face.
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And that’s the second reason why modern Christmas is killing us. Linus knew it all along. All the toys we want to buy won’t give us Christmas—because it’s not Christmas. And the longer we pretend our tinsel and candy canes can make us happy, the more people we’ll lose along the way."

Thank you.

While 'Christ is the reason for the season', there's more to the season than our contemporary culture, and for some, our churches, would have us believe...

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