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.: God :
Christmas, oh how I remember the consumer-driven holiday of my youth. Every year I would come up with the perfect Christmas list. This list would be scientifically engineered upon the foundation of known–I don’t know how–Christmas spending limits of my family. For example, I knew that my Aunt spent roughly a $100 on me each year. In order to maximize my gift receiving, I would specifically structure my list so that I would get everything on it. And received I did. Everything.
I didn’t realize the impact of my greedy childhood until I became an adult. Christmas was no longer just about presents–although presents are great!–. Christmas, as a Christian, is about the celebration of Christ’s birth. This tiny detail is shadowed by presents, the Christmas tree, and all the lights that illuminate the cold December nights. For me, as a Christ follower, I realize that I need to look beyond all the distractions of the holidays and focus on why we celebrate Christmas in the first place.
1-5About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David’s town, for the census. As a descendant of David, he had to go there. He went with Mary, his fiancée, who was pregnant.
6-7While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. She gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room in the hostel. (The Message, Luke 2:1-7)
.: Life :
A spark of imagination + a $300 investment = “Panic Attack!”
.: Gaming :
Super Mario Bros. Wii has occupied much of my gaming time as of late. Although I have to admit, I am not very good at Mario games…you? 🙂
