December 22, 2017

Looking For A Last-Minute Christmas Sermon Idea? Keep It Simple, Keep It Weird

The Christmas story is so simple. And so weird.

How simple?

Everyday simple – literally. As in, millions of times every day simple.

A baby is born.

How weird?

Other-worldly weird. Not-even-in-a-comic-book weird. It-can-only-be-a-miracle weird.

That baby is God, the creator of all things, come to this planet in human form.

One of the challenges of preaching for Christmas is holding those two very different truths in hand without falling into one of two traps.

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Looking For A Last-Minute Christmas Sermon Idea? Keep It Simple, Keep It Weird

The Christmas story is so simple. And so weird.

How simple?

Everyday simple – literally. As in, millions of times every day simple.

A baby is born.

How weird?

Other-worldly weird. Not-even-in-a-comic-book weird. It-can-only-be-a-miracle weird.

That baby is God, the creator of all things, come to this planet in human form.

One of the challenges of preaching for Christmas is holding those two very different truths in hand without falling into one of two traps.

Looking For A Last-Minute Christmas Sermon Idea? Keep It Simple, Keep It Weird Read More »