only what once was mine
only at christmas time A sermon on Isaiah 42:1-9 : Okay, I’ll admit to an unpopular opinion… I like a proper cold & snowy winter. In fact, remember watching that show “Full House” as a boy. It takes place in San Francisco, and all the characters have these charmed lives. BUT I remember the Christmas episodes, when things were especially charming, but I could only feel bad for them; they never got a proper winter snow ! I didn’t realize it back then, but I’ve come to understand part of the reason I like a proper winter is, it makes Christmas all that more powerful . Now, I don’t mean the way we all imagine Christmas with white, beautiful snow. I mean, the way the promises of Christmas CLASH with crummy winter weather! Our bishop noted that for us in the Northern hemisphere, Christmas comes at a down time. When the year is winding down. The weather’s getting colder , and the days are getting shorter . Which is the ...