When Momma's Not Happy; Ain't Nobody Happy
Matthew 1:3 is an often-overlooked verse in the large story of Jesus' birth. "When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed and troubled, and the whole of
Let's jump head 2000 years and you'll see that today Jesus still disturbs and troubles many towns and cities around our world. Most of us in
Why does this happen? Let me suggest that it is easy to understand. Jesus is the truth, the way and the life. He is the light and nothing that can overshadow His brilliance and His being. Attempts to reason Him don't work because Jesus makes much more sense than any "rational/humanist" thought. Shouting at Jesus doesn't work because Jesus simple continues to help those in need through His people.
Jesus threatens people by His very presence in the life of His Body. His being among us confronts us with what we don't like to see in ourselves. It makes us aware of things that need to be different and our inability to change our lives. What do you do when you become scared? You run or you fight. Some run into mistaken beliefs about the Crusades and Inquisition while others strive to fight against specific social mores which God's People have historically held to for millennia.
So if you're a follower of Jesus hold tight. If you’re a seeker keep on looking and you'll find Him. And if you're a non-believer looking for more excuses, Merry Christ mass.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1853819,00.html
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=455&ArticleID=1254739
http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=229941
http://vociferatu.blogspot.com/2006/12/no-christ-in-christmas-festival.html 4
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/11/29/031520.php op-ed piece on the
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/9/152547.shtml
http://www.newsmax.com/adv/marcus/ for the images themselves that are banned
http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/5128.html?PHPSESSID=1fe02e9a45686026a9979721f0edbb84
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