The culture has wrestled the “12 Days of Christmas” away from the Church. Let’s take those days back. Honestly, we NEED 12 Days of Christmas. Confusion We all know the phrase because of the song. You know: from the ground-nesting seed-eating bird somehow stuck in a fruit tree, to the extremely large percussion section. We are made even more familiar with the phrase by annual marketing efforts: 12 days […]
St Basil the Great
It is New Year’s Day. Most of us are celebrating with a quiet day off. But there are two holy days today that I’m guessing most of my readers are not giving too much attention to. The first is “The Circumcision of Jesus.” It is the eighth day of Christmas, and the eighth day is […]
Reveling in the Mystery of Christmas
I hope that this finds you reveling in the mystery of Christmas. We are only halfway through the 12 days, so let’s keep at it. Pour yourself a mug of eggnog or mulled wine and think about it: The eternal God has taken human flesh and dwells among us! That is far too big a […]
Christmas Play World Premier!
It really happened! I wrote a play (with a great deal of help from Matthew, Luke and John, and the kind permission of the folks at Crossway) and I got to see it produced. My friend Claudia in New Zealand said in the comments of an earlier post that she’d like to see it. So […]
Director’s Journal: Dress Rehearsal
Saturday afternoon. Dress rehearsal time. This is our last chance: 90 minutes to bring it all together before Sunday’s performance in worship. I opened in prayer and explained the game plan: first a run through, then costuming, then our dress rehearsal. A very tight hour and a half. But there was one thing to do before […]
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