Monthly Archives: December 2013

BLOG 12/23/13. THIS IS A SERIOUS CAROL: “ … BE BORN IN US TODAY” Allow me to toss this reflection to you before I sign off these blogs until after the first of the year. It is pretty normal to … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/19/13. THE INCONGRUITY OF OUR CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE I think incongruous is the proper term for it. Just stop and consider that, ostensibly, we in Christ’s church have (in times of integrity) observed the advent of God becoming flesh and … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/16/13. THE MILLENNIALS, THE CHURCH, AND ADVENT   There has been a recent spate of journal and web-site articles, along with many books, dealing with the response (or lack thereof) of the emerging generation to the church, and how … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/11/13. CHRIST’S INCARNATION AND OURS: HOLINESS. If you are like me, you don’t spend excessive amounts of time thinking about holiness … but in our continuing Blogs in this Advent Season about God recreating us into the image of … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/9/13. CHRIST’S INCARNATION AND OURS: RIGHTEOUSNESS The point I’m attempting to make in these Advent blog posts is: that God was made flesh and blood in Jesus … but it doesn’t stop there. It is also God’s purpose that … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/4/13. GOD’S INCARNATION AND OURS: KNOWLEDGE  It is not sufficient for us who call ourselves by the name of Jesus Christ, to allow our observance of Advent and Christmas to be a brief remembrance of the “Holy Child of … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/2/13. INCARNATION: GLORY AND EXCELLENCE Picking up on my last Blog … Advent and Christmas have such huge implications for you and me. They are, ultimately, not about the baby Jesus or about the manger and wise men (though … Continue reading →