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December 24, 2025
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| The Humble Arrival: Reflecting on the Incarnation's Gentle Grace |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Think of all the grand gestures in this world. The motorcades, parades, and celebrations that occur when a president or prince visits a nation. The very foundation of the red carpet is glamour and awe. Modern rallies often welcome their distinguished guests to the stage with music blasting and sparks flying. Hardly ever do important people make an appearance without the whole shebang. With one exception - the most important Being who ever walked this earth. |
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| 4 Fulfillments at the Birth of Christ |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Have you ever noticed how much movement there is in Matthew's account of Christ's birth? And not just action sequences or scene changes, but literal removal from one country to another. Compared to Luke's "orderly account" (Luke 1:3) of the events in and around Bethlehem, Matthew yanks the reader from Galilee to Bethlehem to Egypt and back to Galilee again as he follows the earthly parents of Jesus Christ on their unlikely sojourn. Have you ever wondered why Matthew does this? What is he trying to accomplish? |
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| Burned Out by Blessings? Finding Time to Breathe in a Hectic Season |
| by Hannah Tu |
| Ever feel burned out by blessings? Where there are so many good things to attend, or buy, or bake, or eat that it almost gets stressful - in a good sort of way? |
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| The True Meaning of Christmas - According to J.R.R. Tolkien |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The Christmas season brings with it a sense of magic and wonder: the days grow shorter and the nights colder, stars stand out cool and clear in a midnight sky that children hope will soon be charted by flying reindeer and a sleigh laden with toys, the lights winding round trees and hanging from rooftops seem like candles lit by a winter warlock. The stories with which we populate the season also have some sense of the magical and otherworldly: tales of generosity, quiet sacrifice, and thoughtful gift-giving find their home in a world full of ghosts of Christmas past and present, a saintly toymaker who slides down chimneys, and a winter wonderland peopled by elves. Yet one of the best-beloved stories of magic and elves is rarely associated with Christmas. It should be. |
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| Outstanding - The Christmas Story and America's Identity Crisis (Ep. 223) |
| Podcast with Casey Harper and Os Guinness |
| As American culture drifts away from its founding ideals, the simplicity and beauty of the Christmas story may be the answer. Host Casey Harper is joined by author and cultural commentator Os Guinness for a reflection on the modern-day Christmas story and American culture. Living in a cut flower civilization, the two discuss America's identity crisis, what the Christmas story offers to a modern world, and how this time of year is actually the foundation of equality and freedom. |
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