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Looking into the Manger

Looking into the Manger

Christmas decorations went up especially early this year, even among some who are normally scrupulous about keeping the church’s liturgical seasons. No wonder. Times are tough. People need something to lift our spirits and give us hope. Lights and garland and baubles...
How We Get to Bethlehem

How We Get to Bethlehem

Mary and Joseph got imperial notice that they had to make their way to Bethlehem. Caesar Augustus had ordered a census. The authorities were forcing everyone to return to their hometown. Magistrates would add their names to the tax roles there. I imagine Joseph...
How Do We Get to Bethlehem?

How Do We Get to Bethlehem?

Mary and Joseph got imperial notice that they had to make their way to Bethlehem. Caesar Augustus had ordered a census. The authorities were forcing everyone to return to their hometown. Magistrates would add their names to the tax roles there. I imagine Joseph...
Imagining Jesus

Imagining Jesus

[Listen to Audio] Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Nativity Scenes. Artisans fashion the holy family from ceramic or wood or stone. Mass-produced plastic figures illuminate front yards. A nativity scene constructed from bacon showed up on my Facebook news feed....
White Trash Christmas

White Trash Christmas

In the rural, small-town Deep South, people still frequently get acquainted by asking some version of the question, “Who are your people?” It’s intended as a friendly gesture. Some families have lived in the same town—and even attended the same church—for as long as...