This post was supposed to be a newsletter article but it kind of got sidetracked.
Merry Christmas! I was walking through Wal-Mart with my family the other day and we were looking at the Christmas ornaments. I finally saw something that disturbed me. Rows and rows of cartoon character ornaments and I turned to my wife and said, “It is official Christmas isn’t about Jesus anymore.� I love the Christmas symbols angels, stars, wreaths, candy canes, the Christmas tree, candles, the gifts etc…. I find each one of those help tell the story. Don’t even get me started on how the Easter bunny, Easter eggs and Mardi Gras tell the story of Easter. But Spiderman ornaments that’s a stretch. We have a great opportunity the story of Christmas and God’s great gift given to mankind is new to people again and begging to be told. Then Prime Minister Paul Martin is quoted in saying that a Christmas election could offend Christian Canadians but that an election in March or April wouldn’t. I love Christmas but as far as sacred holy days, isn’t Easter a bigger deal than Christmas. Without Easter who cares about Christmas? OK a little rant there but it is all good now. Let’s not bemoan the fact that we could now call Christmas a winter festival. We have great news to proclaim to the world. And if you figure out how to work Spiderman ornaments into the Christmas story let me know cause I want to buy them for my son.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Monday, November 07, 2005
New Life
New Life
9 days ago I got to see the miracle of life play out again, as I witnessed the birth of our fourth child, Stephanie Grace Junghans came into the world on October 29. She is so full of potential and promise. There are so many things that could damage her in this world, including her 2 year old sister – Brianne. But for Stephanie to truly grow and realize her potential she needs to be exposed to some of the dangers of life. As her Daddy my job is to balance the need for her to grow with the need for her safety. To value her as the precious gift of God that she is.
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9 days ago I got to see the miracle of life play out again, as I witnessed the birth of our fourth child, Stephanie Grace Junghans came into the world on October 29. She is so full of potential and promise. There are so many things that could damage her in this world, including her 2 year old sister – Brianne. But for Stephanie to truly grow and realize her potential she needs to be exposed to some of the dangers of life. As her Daddy my job is to balance the need for her to grow with the need for her safety. To value her as the precious gift of God that she is.
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