Worth A Look (Christmas Edition)
The Worth A Look feature in the blog is meant to bring helpful resources to your attention. Here are two that are worth a look:
Christmas Isn't Pagan and Here's Why by Wes Huff (video)
Wes Huff dispels some common myths about Christmas traditions.
Keeping the Heart in Our Christmas Traditions by Kristin Tabb (article)
Excerpt -- "When our traditions help our hearts to draw near to the living God, they are a tool functioning rightly. But when our traditions distract our hearts from the true purpose of Christmas — adoring Christ the Lord — then it is time to reevaluate and perhaps to repent."
Why Does It Matter that Jesus Was Born of a Virgin? by Kevin DeYoung (article)
Excerpt -- "The virgin birth is part of what Christians have believed in all times and in all places, and it is a key element in what it means for the incarnation to be “for us and for salvation.” We ignore the doctrine at our peril; we celebrate it to our benefit and to God’s glory."
Christmas Isn't Pagan and Here's Why by Wes Huff (video)
Wes Huff dispels some common myths about Christmas traditions.
Keeping the Heart in Our Christmas Traditions by Kristin Tabb (article)
Excerpt -- "When our traditions help our hearts to draw near to the living God, they are a tool functioning rightly. But when our traditions distract our hearts from the true purpose of Christmas — adoring Christ the Lord — then it is time to reevaluate and perhaps to repent."
Why Does It Matter that Jesus Was Born of a Virgin? by Kevin DeYoung (article)
Excerpt -- "The virgin birth is part of what Christians have believed in all times and in all places, and it is a key element in what it means for the incarnation to be “for us and for salvation.” We ignore the doctrine at our peril; we celebrate it to our benefit and to God’s glory."