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Christmas
As we pass through 2024, and human society continues recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to wage war on each other—both literally and metaphorically. In eastern Europe and western Asia, amongst other places, people continue to kill and destroy. Even in regions that are ostensibly at peace, crimes and injustices continue at various levels.… Continue reading Easter 2024
Easter this year is now two weeks in the past, and at the time I was actually reminded of a Christmas carol: O Holy Night. Part of the second verse, “A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,” came to mind. It has now been more than two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and… Continue reading Easter 2022
Christmas Day is upon us again, and it’s time to reflect on the year that has been. Apart from the normal commitments of work, family, and so on, this year—perhaps more than any other—is one in which I’ve started to see the underlying logic in Biblical theology. The atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ… Continue reading Christmas 2018
By this time of the calendar year, most of us are probably tired. Physically tired, mentally tired, and maybe emotionally tired, too. Weary. Burdened. The demands of life have worn us down. This state of affairs will be nothing new to anyone who has lived longer than a few years. Perhaps 2017 has been a… Continue reading Christmas 2017
Traditionally, Christmas is a joyful time of year, when even many non-Christians are prepared to acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ in some way. But it can also be a painful time of year for those whose loved ones have died; a normally happy time is marked by sadness, due to the absence of those who have… Continue reading Christmas 2016
Around this time of year, it’s customary in many places for people to exchange greetings and gifts in an atmosphere of general goodwill rather than any Christian context. Christmas has become increasingly secular over the years. It seems that some people are keen to remove Christ from life more broadly, such as we see in the advocacy… Continue reading Christmas 2015