IT HASN’T FELT MUCH LIKE CHRISTMAS this year.

That’s no complaint.  It’s hopefully a healthy thing.  I got most of my shopping done early.  I haven’t been to many Christmas-y events: mainly just the Honolulu City Lights.  I haven’t given or received many gifts (though there’s a lot of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts waiting to be given).  And yet I would venture to say that I still “feel Christmas” quite a but right now: something about the shaping and reshaping of the world, the sovereign reign of a good God in the midst of messed up people.  It’s all there, takes everything into account.  And so two things here for Christmas.  First, one of my favorite Christmas songs:  the title song from Behold the Lamb of God by Andrew Peterson:

And an article from Christianity Today by David Neff titled “Worship Christ the Newborn King,” in which many good things are said.  You can read it here.

Merry Christmas to you!  And thanks for visiting and reading this site!