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Comment #1961

2007-12-12T14:54:06Z

This is something I feel strongly about. "Feeling strongly about," for me, simply means emphasizing the current season as a time of spiritual preparation and anticipation—I feel quite comfortable with Christmas decorations, songs, and the like constituting that "anticipation." It also means continuing Christmas celebrations—or at the very least leaving said decorations up—for the 12 following days (though often the tree manages to stick around until February).

Comment #1960

2007-12-07T18:13:24Z

No problem.

“In thy light do we see light”

Comment #1959

2007-12-07T14:31:34Z

Thanks for your comment, Tom!

Comment #1958

2007-12-07T13:58:53Z

Thank-you for enthusiasm regarding our 'Advent'-ure. I'd like to clarify, I'm not advocating a 'lock-down' on Christmas. By encouraging the 'Practice of a Christ-centered Christmas,' Advent involves preparation for the coming of Christ (and His second coming). Our family 'decked the halls' to AccuHolidays, but in the context of previously reading about the real St. Nicholas, where Christmas as a celebration emerged from, scaling back the flurry of activity/consumerism, why the Son of God became incarnate, and the importance of the Word being worshipped by the nations (Epiphany), etc.

Each day this week over dinner we're reviewing Mary's Song (the Magnificat) in the larger context of the beginning of Luke (we meditated upon Zechariah's song last week). Our commitment for this week has been to grow in patience and each day we share what God has been teaching us in this area . . . the twins on the bus, Theresa with Eden, myself with various campus concerns.

We cut out the Jesse Tree ornaments over Thanksgiving break, but haven't gotten to start yet. Maybe we'll just set-up the tree and review the stories, no big deal. We don't have to get it perfect.

Gotta get moving, some thoughts on Light dispelling the darkness at http://groshlink.net/archives/2007/12/05/christmas-words-light -- I find this very practical in my own life and as seek to follow Christ at home, in my neighborhood, on campus . . . more later ;-)

Comment #1957

2007-12-07T12:18:05Z

Comment #1956

2007-12-07T03:22:00Z

You can always try dream cookies.