The intensity and strain that many of us bring to Christmas must suggest to some onlookers that, on the whole, Christians do not seem to have gotten the point of it. Probably few of us have the faith or the nerve to tamper with hallowed Christmas traditions on a large...
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough, and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will...
We think we have to make Christmas come, which is to say we have to bring about the redemption of the universe on our own. When all God needs is a willing womb, a place of safety, nourishment, and love… What if, instead of doing something, we were to be something...