Tag: christmas
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Ghosts of Christmas’ Past
We are of course familiar with the image of ghosts of Christmas’ past thanks to Charles Dickens, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ penned in A.D. 1843. Dickens points toward a morality of generosity during a great 19th century division between a well-off gentry class and the working poor. Even today his theme of the repentance of Scrooge…
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Recovering Christ at Christmastime
https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/recovering-christ-at-christmastime We should not be surprised that Jesus isn’t the center of attention at Christmas if He is absent from our thoughts throughout the year. Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers the need to refocus our affections on Christ. 5 min 25 sec – link includes transcript I found this particularly encouraging this morning after a hectic…