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Sinclair Ferguson, in the linked video, gives a vivid answer to a “Calvinist’s” swipe at John Piper. The question comes at a bit more than a quarter inch before the half way point [no time marks] when a man with a long, written-out question comes to the mic.

Ferguson responds with grace and clarity, giving us all a better picture of Reformed Theology.  A surprising and refreshing lesson awaits you here: [use right click to open in new window]

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/video-now-available-theology-night-sinclair-ferguson-rc-sproul/

Christians ought to reflect on the events of World War One and come to terms with the picture of a world with neither enough salt nor light in ‘Christian’ nations to prevent the preparation of the groundwork for the bloodiest century in human history. As back then, so today, too many Christians are too eager to bless their nation’s warring.

Oh Holy Night reflects on the events leading up to the ‘war to end all wars’ and on the merciless ‘peace’ that followed the Armistice. Included is the affectionate correspondence between Queen Victoria’s grandsons, Russian Czar Nicholas II and German Kaiser Wilhelm II as they desperately sought to avert conflict between their own nations in the face of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s declaration of war. Sadly, they could not overcome the pressure of their political constituencies. There was no outcry against war. Fear and hubris ruled their day.

May that light that burst forth on Christmas Eve, 1914, pierce our present-day darkness so that those who bear Christ’s name may truly be the light of the world.
Soli Deo Gloria

Most of our attention during this Season is focused inside the box, inside the four walls of our church and our home.  We rejoice in sharing Christmas through our church programs and presents; through worship and family gatherings.

Many churches follow the Advent calendar, seeking to prepare our hearts to celebrate Jesus’ birth, the Incarnation, the Light of the world.

What would this Christmas look like if every follower of Jesus Christ prepared his heart to share this Story with one other person who is outside the box?…with someone who needs Good News?…with someone on the fringe of Christianity?…with some friend or co-worker or acquaintance who does not know Christ?

Such an event would be an amazing display of His lights in this world!

Such an event seems impossible, certainly improbable!  But it begins in each place with one person at a time.  Let it be you no matter what others may do.

Prepare your heart. Pray and seek God to guide you to that person.  Prepare to open the conversation.  Perhaps a Christmas book or video or cd can be the conversation starter.  Pray for God to guide you and to open the door.

Then, make a commitment to God to do it.  And ask fellow Christians to pray for you in this endeavor.  Trust in His strength and wisdom, not your own.  Leave the results in His hands.  All that any of us can do is to simply sow the Seed, give the Bread, and leave it in God’s hands as we remain open to whatever way He chooses to use us in this.

In this busy time of preparing for winter or for holidays or for travel and with so many heavy burdens, it would be easy for any of us to give up on such an idea.

But what if God had given up before that first Christmas?

Sharing Christ with Someone

This Christmas

Through the Story of the Christmas Truce

Oh Holy Night: The Peace of 1914

Drawings by Annie Berzovan

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Reviews:

http://catholicmediareview.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-reading-oh-holy-night-peace.html

http://christianbooknotes.com/2010/oh-holy-night-the-peace-of-1914-by-mike-snow/

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96 pp., 5.5X8.5 Perfect Bound
Drawings by Annie Berzovan

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