Commentary on My ‘Christmas Means Life’ Sermon
I tried to conduct this dissuasion and persuasion in an evocative, non-confrontational manner. I did not explain the passages verse-by-verse ... Instead, I used an extended metaphor about family.
Don’t Let the Christ Message Slip off the Radar
Carols by Candle Light at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne is an annual pilgrimage for thousands of Melbournians. For many more, the 3-hour Christmas extravaganza provides background Christmas mood-music via TV and radio for families madly wrapping Christmas and preparing food for the big day. It’s hard not to notice the discord of Australian artists singing the most sublime truths while disbelieving them in their hearts and lives. Perhaps it’s my grinch-like tendencies, but my enthusiasm for watching what is essentially a pentecostal styled pop concert (or Wiggles for grown-ups!) doesn’t appeal to my musical sensibilities. It’s hard not...
Joy to the World – But Keep the Curse
“Joy to the World” is probably one of the most sung Christmas Carols of all time. It is one of the Christmas biggies when it comes to carols—up there with “Away in a Manger” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and the one about the reindeer with the nose problem. Often it is the closing number in those big public carol events: it finishes the night with such a high note of joy. The theme is terrific. All will be right with the world. A king is coming. And the theme is terrific. The song and musical score promise what...
Keeping The Saviour Story Central for Kids
It takes effort to keep the truth of the Saviour story rather than the secular story at the heart of Christmas.
The True Guardian Arrives
Despite a few recent disappointments, my husband and I have not yet lost our affection for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) which in its first wave brought us heroes like Captain America, Thor, and Tony Stark/Ironman. And Guardians of the Galaxy is one of our favourite films, so it was with great delight (and a blessedly mild case of COVID) that we recently sat down to watch the Guardians “Holiday Special” on Disney+, released just in time for Christmas. It was everything we’ve come to expect from the Guardians movies: generous splashes of their trademark quirky humour, overt anachronisms, and...
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