What Your Nativity Really Means

Luke shows us how the Son of God came as a weak and suffering shepherd king.

Hey Friend,

Nativity scenes have been everywhere the last few weeks. No surprises there. But you might be surprised to learn a bit more about how Luke portrays the manger scene. It’s not what you think. It’s more tragic than we often understand, and yet so much more hopeful for us. It’s up now at Westminster Magazine. Check it out! I don’t think you’ll look at those manger scenes the same way again.

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Top 5 Posts of 2022

Here are my most-read posts from 2022.

1. Job and the Deadly Spiritual Equation

2. Morality over Doctrine?

3. How Do Hearts Grow?

4. Reaping God’s Presence

5. Live No Lies by John Mark Comer (book review)

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Most Popular Books of 2022

1. Struck Down but Not Destroyed: Living Faithfully with Anxiety

2. Finding Hope in Hard Things: A Positive Take on Suffering

3. Still, Silent, and Strong: Meditations for the Anxious Heart

4. The Book of Giving: How the God Who Gives Can Make Us Givers

5. I Am a Human: A Memoir on Grief, Identity, and Hope

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Stay well in Christ. He’s our home.

PTH