This has been my, hopefully provocative, theme the Christmas. A challenge to read and reflect upon the Christmas narrative as if for the first time. Not easy when our minds, traditions and
celebrations are full of all kinds of ‘add-ons’ to the biblical text.
It kicked off with a pre-Advent service on 24th November looking at THE STORY putting the Advent narrative in the context of the big story in the gospels. Then on 11th December providing opportunity for people to share some of the things they discovered before exploring the theme of hospitality in the expereince of the Christmas characters
Both sermons and powerpoint slides are available from my ‘Christmas for the first time’ page – see top of page.
Some of this will no doubt surface at the Carol Services I will be speaking at on 18th December and of course in our own family Christmas celebrations.
If I am not in tocuh with you again this year, then I trust you will enjoy something new this Christmas as well as all of your traditional experiences.
