You know, this year I noticed more and more people using "happy holidays" instead of Merry Christmas and that even greeting cards are echoing that. I had a harder time finding a card that reflected what we're celebrating. I mean, without Jesus Christ, what's the point in celebrating "Christmas" at all? Without Christ, none of it makes sense. I don't know why I'm more sensitive to society's exclusion of Him this year than I was last year, but it may be simply that it's more widespread than it was last year and that I care more than I did before. I've just been thinking is all. I've been listening to Alistair Begg of Truth for Life in the mornings for a while now. This week he's been expounding the "Who is Jesus?" idea and I've gotten all excited again. It's like Christmas takes on a new light when you know the truth of why we celebrate it. I mean, without the Christ of Christmas, without his being fully divine a
Ruminations about being human in a world that expects more...