I have a problem. It is my problem and it doesn’t have to be yours, but I need to talk about it. I want Christmas to be as important theologically as Easter is. I know that you probably think they are and, thus, my problem isn’t really a problem Hear me out. Please. I think Christmas is very important theologically, but between commercialism and problematic thinking about God, we have lost sight of how to understand Christmas. Easter is also important, but between commercialism and problematic thinking about God, we have lost sight of how to understand Easter. I cannot do much about commercialism. (I can remind you about the sin of idolatry.) I can try, with the Spirit’s help, to do something about problematic thinking about God. First things first: Jesus was always going to be born. We learn in John 1 that the Trinity has always existed as the Trinity- meaning there has always been One ...
Thoughts on what it means to be a traveler on the Way of Jesus the Christ