favorite things

A friend said that his favorite aspect of Christmas is the incarnation itself. More than anything else, he enjoys knowing that God became a man and came to mankind. That’s quite a bit different from what many people think religion is about. For many, religion is about man’s attempt to reach God or even reach some form of godhood. But at Christmas, God comes to us in more than one way.

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God comes to us in the sense that He actually takes on flesh, but he also comes to us in the sense that He has bridges the chasm separating us from His divine favor.

The image above is from the Lego Bible, illustrated by Rev. Brendan Powell Smith. He has a fun idea there with all those neat Bible story scenes, but his momma oughtta slap him for some of his crude images.