Tag: christmas

The Slaughter of the Innocents: Stanley Hauerwas of Duke University once observed that sentimentality is one of the greatest enemies of understanding the gospel. Perhaps there’s no time when we’re more susceptible to this danger than at Christmas with the stories about the birth of Jesus. What parent hasn’t gushed with pride watching his child…

There can be a gauzy, candlelit coziness to Christmas Eve and Day — and that’s all well and good, as far as it goes.  Coziness in the midst of December is a fine thing, and no Christmas season would be complete without the warm, wondrous enchantment it inspires. But at the same time, there’s a…