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On Christmas giving…


What do you want for Christmas? I heard this question several times in the past weeks from my wife, as well as other family members. I heard this question last year around the same time. And the year before. And before that. And before…

I am sure that sometimes there was something I wanted to receive as a gift and the answer to that question was easy. But not this year. I started thinking about what I want for Christmas, until I came to a shocking realization that I have to think of a gift. Continue reading →

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St. Nick’s Tears


St. Nick

Merry Christmas to you all, my friends.

Unfortunately, in our culture we had reversed the meaning of the holiday. In the secular sphere, we went from St. Nicholas to Santa Claus, from an example of a humble, Christian servant to a big old man in a red suit who meets our needs. Even more sadly, we had experienced the same conversion in churches: we went astray from the Lord Jesus, the Suffering Servant, the Redeemer, the ultimate demonstration of love; instead we invented a Jesus who is nothing more than a convenient vending machine, always ready to meet our desires.

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