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“God will not change us as individuals without our participation, and God will not change the world without our participation.”
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
“American Christians need especially to see the political meanings of these stories, for we live in a time of the American empire.”
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
“Christmas is not about tinsel and mistletoe or even ornaments and presents, but about what means will we use toward the end of a peace from heaven upon our earth. Or is “peace on earth” but a Christmas ornament taken each year from attic or basement and returned there as soon as possible?”
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
“we are to participate with God in bringing about the world promised by Christmas.”
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
“empire is not intrinsically about geographical expansion and territorial acquisition. As a nation, that is not our aim. Rather, empire is about the use of superior power—military, political, and economic—to shape the world as the empire sees fit. In this sense, we are the new Rome.”
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
― The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
Chris’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chris’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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41 friends
461 books
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159 books
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245 books
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50 books
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40 friends
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233 friends
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