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Happy Christmas
It is still Christmas and it will be until January 6.
My mother did not think so. On the evening of December 25 she tossed the tree, put away the decorations, fed the family the leftovers and announced it was 365 days until Christmas. For her the Depression stole Christmas, widening the gulf between those who have those who do not.
But today is Christmas, and so is tomorrow and tomorrow. We need every day of it to reflect on what God has done among us.
- Fred Craddock, The Christian Century (Dec. 14, 2010)
Just the Beginning
For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning–not home but the
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