No other philosophy, religion, no other theology has anything like the willingness of God to condescend to human nature to become a baby and then not only to become a baby but to become a crucified Savior, and to be placed in a tomb.
Max Lucado says Americans are so marinated in the commercial aspects of Christmas that we can lose its essential meaning, that of God becoming a human in the infant Jesus.
The evangelical Christian author has often reflected on Christmas in sermons and in several books.
Where might you be on the spectrum of Christmas, on the sacred and the secular? A look at our bank and/or credit card statements in January might be one barometer we could use as a reference point. It’s certianly not the only one, but our actions reflect our heart.
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