Thank you for today's message and Merry Christmas! I really appreciate the truth and facts included in your message. You clearly blew my mind today when you revealed the fact that masonry was probably part of construction far more than I realized, and far more than I visualize Joseph or Jesus doing on an average day of work. I think that's what I need more of, challenging my understandings and digging deeper, especially if something challenging makes me feel like pulling away from it. Regarding my comment about the current symbology of Christmas in our culture, just watch the video by JJ McCullough the guy in Vancouver who commentates on North American culture as well as a few other things that I find really interesting. He talked about our current symbols and he talked about the early risings of things like Frosty the Snowman or candy canes or other things that much of the church found to be completely irrelevant to Christmas and even idolatrous. He wasn't saying anything was right or wrong, just trying to identify causes and they really resonated with exactly what I said yesterday, trying to find meaningful Christmas content and only find secularized capitalism. My most significant take away from the video was that it seemed like so much of the information and symbology was a battle for the truth. Or, twisting something to fit narratives, including possibly some of the things that either the church did or people tried to encourage which diminished the significance of Christmas or moved it one step closer towards what it is today. What I found though, in your message and that video yesterday, was that the truth and facts were relieving, like lifting a weight. Be well, brother!
Thank you for today's message and Merry Christmas! I really appreciate the truth and facts included in your message. You clearly blew my mind today when you revealed the fact that masonry was probably part of construction far more than I realized, and far more than I visualize Joseph or Jesus doing on an average day of work. I think that's what I need more of, challenging my understandings and digging deeper, especially if something challenging makes me feel like pulling away from it.
Regarding my comment about the current symbology of Christmas in our culture, just watch the video by JJ McCullough the guy in Vancouver who commentates on North American culture as well as a few other things that I find really interesting. He talked about our current symbols and he talked about the early risings of things like Frosty the Snowman or candy canes or other things that much of the church found to be completely irrelevant to Christmas and even idolatrous. He wasn't saying anything was right or wrong, just trying to identify causes and they really resonated with exactly what I said yesterday, trying to find meaningful Christmas content and only find secularized capitalism.
My most significant take away from the video was that it seemed like so much of the information and symbology was a battle for the truth. Or, twisting something to fit narratives, including possibly some of the things that either the church did or people tried to encourage which diminished the significance of Christmas or moved it one step closer towards what it is today.
What I found though, in your message and that video yesterday, was that the truth and facts were relieving, like lifting a weight.
Be well, brother!