He's Not a Baby in a Manger Anymore
Ah, Christmas time. That time of the year when parents lie to their children about Santa Clause and celebrities expressively sing traditional carols with no apparent acknowledgment of their deeply theological and exclusively Christocentric meaning. What could be better? Well, maybe Baby Jesus is better. Another one of the hallmarks of this season is the celebration of the "Christmas story," of Jesus Christ being born to Mary. The truth of God becoming a human forever is, to be sure, a profound and essential part of the central gospel message. The fact that the Christmas season gives room to shine a light on this is no small thing. I'm grateful, and I think as Christians we should "make the most of every opportunity" (Colossians 4:5) to talk about what God has done. That said, I've been thinking about the proliferation of "Baby Jesus Culture" during our Christmas weeks. Again, it is so much better than, say, Vampire and Witch Culture during