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Nativity Of The Lord, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Can you imagine the feelings of Mary and Joseph, forced by a foreign government to travel a hundred miles for a census in the midst of winter, when Mary is about to give birth?

First Sunday After Christmas Day, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Luke's Christmas story not only features babies and parents, it also focuses on the elderly. When I was a student at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, one of my fellow students asked me to help with his preaching on the encounter with Simeon and Anna in the temple. We sang "Old Friends," by Simon and Garfunkel, and then he preached on this passage from Luke.

Finding Hope In A Bleak Midwinter, Bruce Kuiper

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"... only God could provide life in the middle of winter. But he does it in such a gentle, quiet way... "

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the essence of the Christmas season from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/finding-hope-in-a-bleak-midwinter/

Blue Christmas, Kara Jasper

Student Work

"Our Savior dwelt among the broken, the directionless, and the melancholy."

Posting about Christmas hope from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/blue-christmas/

Christmas In The Lutheran Tradition: A Worship Service Of Music And The Word, Brian E. White

Masters Theses

Christmas in the Lutheran Tradition is a worship ministry project originally designed to fulfill the desire for a Christmas Cantata with a focus on the Lutheran love of music as part of worship service. The thesis includes discussions about the early origins of the Christmas celebration and Martin Luther’s incorporation of congregational singing as part of worship service. The thesis details the author’s original concept and the multiple alterations that became necessary as the community, state and nation continued to struggle with the Covid-19 pandemic in the year 2020. The thesis briefly discusses the North Dakota responses to the increasing …

Rachel's Tears And The Joy Of Christmas - Matthew 2:13-23, David Westfall

Pro Rege

Editor's Note: Dr. David Westfall gave this homily at the Covenant Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, Iowa, during the Christmas season, 2019. It seems especially appropriate during the pandemic of 2020.

Advent: A Thrill Of Hope, Howard Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Despite the darkness—of literature, of human nature, of the decline fall into winter—we have God’s promises."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­meaningful Christmas carols from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/advent-a-thrill-of-hope/

Pagans, Puritans, And Putting Christ Back In Christmas, Justin Bailey

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Consumer Capitalist Christmas: How Participation In Christmas Frames Us As Religious Subjects, Shelby Burroughs

Religion: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year. It starts with the music that plays on the radio, then retail stores begin to drape their shelves with red and green streamers, followed by Christmas movies running on every other channel. Every December, Christmas feels almost inescapable. The holiday manages to find its way into every facet of public life in the United States. Christians and non-Christians alike find themselves exchanging gifts with friends and loved ones on the 25th of December every year. Christmas is able to be so pervasive because of how unassuming it is. You participate in …

Advent Traditions: What Are We Waiting For?, April Fiet, Kayt E. Frisch, Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Advent traditions and celebrations from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/advent-traditions-what-are-we-waiting-for/

Standing In Solidarity

St. Norbert Times

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Always Winter, Never Christmas, Erik Hoekstra

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Christmas In The Old Testament, Chester J. Padgett

Biola Radio Publications

Bible Institute Hour; Christmas

The Problem With Christmas Carols For People Longing For The King, David J. Mulder

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"The commercialization of Christmas is the heart of the problem. Rather than taking time to be truly watching for the coming King, we get caught up in the stuff we do to celebrate."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­missing Advent in the rush toward Christmas from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-problem-with-christmas-carols-for-people-longing-for-the-king/

Call To Gladness, Aaron Baart

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Can we humble ourselves to receive this Messiah, not re-cast in the image of our own desires but as the Deliverer we really need?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­accepting Christ with gladness from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-call-to-gladness/

The Incarnational Point Of View, Howard Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Mary: Our Role Model?, Annie Sears

Student Work

"We’re called to waiting, to certainty of the good to come, to expectancy, and to preparation for the now-not-yet’s full arrival."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Mary's role in the Christmas story from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/mary-our-role-model/

A Service Of Lessons And Carols, The Ouachita Singers, The Women's Chorus, The Handbell Ringers, Adam Haas

Student Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters

This is the video and program for OBU's 20th annual A Service of Lessons and Carols, held on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The service featured nine scripture readings from the books of Genesis, Isaiah, Matthew, Luke and John. Each reading was followed by a carol that reflects Advent and Christmas themes.

Anticipating Advent, Douglas Deboer

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Consider how our lives might reflect a patient optimism for righteousness to prevail in our lives and for salvation to be our destiny."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­anticipation grounded in faith from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/anticipating-advent/

Christmas Confession, Aaron Baart

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"May you, out of the awareness of your own inability, receive the one who is able to do more than we could ever imagine."

Posting about Christ's ability to cover all our inadequacies from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/christmas-confession/

Mexican Christmas, Gala Campos Oaxaca

Student Work

"Since we are celebrating the birth of Jesus, we usually bring a candle and light it in church to represent the light that the Lord brings with Him."

Posting about a traditional Christmas celebration in Mexico from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-mexican-christmas/

Hope: How Does One Live A Hope-Filled Life?, David J. Mulder

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"While I don’t believe it’s wrong to give gifts to others at Christmas, I would encourage some thought and consideration of giving gifts in the name of the one we are honoring."

Posting about the real hope of Christmas from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/hope-how-does-one-live-a-hope-filled-life/

Christmas In Nigeria, Matthew Ojo

Student Work

"Christmas in Nigeria is a time of great joy when families get together and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. While some denominations still do not believe that Jesus was actually born on the 25th of December, all join in to participate in the Christmas celebration."

Posting about Nigerian Christmas traditions from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/christmas-in-nigeria/

Christmas Expectations, Howard Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Hope is made of sterner stuff. Definitions include 'to anticipate with expectation of fulfillment' and 'grounds for believing that something good may happen'."

Posting about living in hope­­­­­­­­ from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/christmas-expectations/

The Line, Liz Moss

Staff Work

"All too often I long for the Savior to come quickly in my life, to fix my frustrations and to give me exactly what I want and think I need at that very moment."

Posting about the difficulty of waiting from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/the-line/

Stress-Free Christmas?, Erin Olson

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Christmas does not need to be a time of stress and anxiety, but it can easily become one. Even in the nativity, God gave peace to Mary in what should have been the most peace-less of circumstances."

Posting about focusing on the true miracle of Christmas from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-stress-free-christmas/

Expecting: Hope And Sinfulness, Sarah Moss

Staff Work

"Even as we expect Christ’s coming during this third week of advent, we also are aware of our need for a Savior to atone for our sins."

Posting about Christ's birth foreshadowing His death ­­­­­­­­from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/expecting-hope-and-sinfulness/

Fighting Depression At Christmas, Neal Deroo

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Depression is a hard thing to understand and an even harder thing to explain. But you don’t have to ‘get it’ to help your loved ones this holiday season."

Posting about factors that contribute to depression from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/fighting-depression-at-christmas/

Impatient Waiting, Benjamin J. Lappenga

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Another tendency in Christian thinking about waiting, however, is worthy of our consideration this Advent season: the perception that good Christian waiting means patience, defined as dutiful acceptance of our current suffering."

Posting about the frustrations of waiting from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/impatient-waiting/

Advent: What Are You Waiting For?, Neal Deroo

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"As we struggle not to be overwhelmed by the Christmas season, I wonder: Do we still have a concrete picture of what God’s faithfulness means for us? If Christmas is the beginning of God’s plan of salvation, can we say clearly what we are saved from?"

Posting about waiting for God's promises to be fulfilled from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/advent-what-are-you-waiting-for/