Is Jesus really the reason for the season?

Posted on 17. Nov, 2008 by rich in New Series | 3 Comments

3 Responses to “Is Jesus really the reason for the season?”

Pat says:

November 17, 2008 at 12:09 pm

I know there's a discussion that happens regarding the amount of attention given to the celebrations of Jesus' life and death. I hear a lot of evangelical Christians say that Easter is most important, as Jesus came to die for our sins. On the other hand, many other streams of Christianity place heavier focus on Christmas because it represents something that is, in a way, even more inclusive of a message. The message that God would come and make an intimate connection with his creation is captivating. Most other religions leave their gods at a distance from earth, separating man from deity, where Christianity turns the whole paradigm around and make a personal, intimate connection between creator and creation.

Love the revolutionary love message you guys are sharing. Can't wait to hear how things went with the ambulance!
Laurie McNair says:

November 18, 2008 at 9:54 am

Check out this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqqj1v-ZBU. Makes you think (and this from
a die hard gift giver)

Check out http://www.adventconspiracy.org/ for full details.
Rich says:

November 18, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Totally agree Laurie . . . this series is going to end up touching on "simplicity" issues in peoples lives. We can only be generous with others when we make new priorities with how we spend our money.

Thanks for the links!

Rich

Here are some other links you might find interesting:
http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/gns_simplicity.html
http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Lifestyle_Choices/Voluntary_Simplicity/