Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Christmas, Part III (The Christmas Eve service)
First, for worship, we bring in Derek Webb, to remind us that
poverty is so hard to see
when it’s only on your tv and twenty miles across town
where we’re all living so good
that we moved out of Jesus’ neighborhood
where he’s hungry and not feeling so good
from going through our trash
he [...]
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Christmas, Part I: Our Neighbor
For Christmas, it is important to look about you. Not too far away, but not too close. Recognize the Creator through His creation. Acknowledge that the baby may be lying in the manger next door.
Blockquoting G.K. Chesteron:
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door [...]