Science Fiction in Christian Tradition
When I was writing and researching Nativity and Kingdom, I learned there is a surprising amount of science fiction nestled within Christian tradition—a tradition that, historically, predates science and vilifies…
Family Outcast
In the Christmas story, because of the census ordered by Caesar, Joseph returns to his hometown of Bethlehem with his pregnant fiancée, Mary. When they arrive, they discover “there is…
Give Well
My first Christmas as the father of two children was the absolute pinnacle of parental excitement. I had it in my mind that this was going to be a year…
Gratitude
In his book Free of Charge, theologian Miroslav Volf shares a funny thought experiment. He tells us to imagine we’ve been invited to an all-expenses-paid ski holiday, flown to a…
12 Days of Christmas
We do a couple of cool things as a family for Christmas to try and combat the craze of consumerism. We divide the gifts we’ve purchased (or received from…
What is Advent about?
Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1.29 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The…
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